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In the fall of 2021, for the first time in 19 years, Montgomery County public high schools reopened without a police presence. This was the result of a vigorous, years-long debate over racial equity and student safety in Maryland’s largest school system. Unfortunately, Montgomery County also experienced its first-ever school shooting during the 2021-2022 school year; the student charged was armed with a ghost gun. More students have brought weapons into schools in the past academic year. And reports of verbal and physical attacks have nearly doubled since 2019. Learn more about the policies being discussed to keep our children and grandchildren safe in schools.
