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Montgomery County Public Schools PTA meeting briefed families on “ICE Response & Organizing Tools”
A parent in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) sent photos to the parent advocacy group, United Against Racism in Education (UARE), showing content shared at a PTA meeting about how…
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12-year-olds at Montgomery County Public Schools asked to define “Gender Expression,” “Sex Assigned at Birth,” “Gender Identity,” and more
In a Middle School “Family Life” lesson for Grade 7 (ages 11-12) at Montgomery County Public Schools during the week of October 13, 2025, students were asked to match…
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Montgomery County Public Schools has $1.2 million budget for equity department
Defending Education submitted a public records request to Montgomery County Public Schools seeking the school district’s equity office budget and the salaries of the equity office’s employees. The records that…
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Montgomery County Public Schools paid over $156K to prepare for a Congressional K-12 Antisemitism Hearing
PDE filed a public records request to determine how much Montgomery County Public Schools spent preparing for board of education chairman Karla Silvestre to testify before the House Committee…
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Montgomery County Public Schools states that no responsive records exist in response to public records request regarding protest against Israel; PDE receives emails showing records do exist
The Maryland Jewish Alliance explained to Parents Defending Education that the organization sent a public records request to Montgomery County Public Schools regarding a student protest…
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Montgomery County Public Schools student board member did not want to sign off on statement in support of Israel after terrorist attack; district employees accuse Israel of “ethnic cleansing” and “genocide”
Parents Defending Education submitted a public records request to Montgomery County Public Schools seeking emails regarding Israel from the district’s superintendent and Board of Education members. PDE specifically requested emails…
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Tilden Middle School teacher makes antisemitic claims on social media; calls the Hamas terrorist attack against Israel a hoax
On November 16, 2023, The Washington Post reported that a teacher at Tilden Middle School within Montgomery County Public Schools “is on leave after screenshots of…
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Montgomery County Public Schools has gender support plan for students that can exclude parents
Montgomery County Public Schools has a gender support plan for students titled “Supporting Student Gender Identity.” The support plan is clear in stating that parents can be left in the…
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