Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Tell us your response to the recent op-ed titled "Pretend Gun Laws."
A recent op-ed piece on Potomac Patch has sparked conversation about where gun rights fit within American society. John Harrison of Potomac, an adjunct professor at Georgetown University and a former high school teacher, begins his opinion article, titled “Pretend Gun Laws,” with: Although gun control proponents call all homicides “murder,” they are not. He continues, …Americans use guns to protect themselves everyday in this country, even though they do not always kill somebody. At present there is no scientific agreement that restrictive firearms regulations and laws have had any effect on gun violence. Commenters have chimed in refuting Harrison’s claims. “The Supreme Court has rules [sic] over and over against that the 2nd Amendment is…
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
If the Montgomery County Council approves the request, all 132 elementary campuses could receive the upgrade by July.
Montgomery County parents may rest a little easier after the county school board voted Tuesday to speed up spending to increase security at Montgomery County elementary schools. The Montgomery County Board of Education voted unanimously to request an additional $364,000 to place video intercom systems at the entrance of every county elementary school. If the Montgomery County Council approves the request, all 132 elementary campuses could receive the upgrade by July, the Washington Examiner reported. Passage by the County Council is likely. On Monday, Council President Nancy Navarro (D-Dist. 4) of Silver Spring and Education Committee Chair Valerie Ervin (D-Dist. 5) of Silver Spring sent a letter to school board President Christopher …
Thursday, January 3, 2013
The Montgomery County Council of PTAs will host a school safety forum later this month.
The shock of December’s tragic shootings in Newtown, CT, has caused some parents in Montgomery County to speak out about school safety in their elementary schools. Parents and family members of students at Bradley Hills Elementary in Bethesda have written to county leaders, including county council members, the Montgomery County school board and Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Joshua P. Starr asking for security improvements at the elementary school’s temporary location, according to a Wednesday Gazette report. Students and teachers at Bradley Hills are currently housed at the Radnor Center, while the school undergoes modernization, scheduled for completion in August. “Our school has no security system in place and our …
Monday, December 17, 2012
Police say they will discuss plans with school officials for police presence at schools during the rest of the week.
The Montgomery County Police Department released a statement Monday explaining its presence at elementary schools during arrival and dismissal times, in the wake of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut on Friday. Here is the full statement: The Montgomery County Police Department wishes to express its deepest sympathy to the families of the victims and to the residents of Newtown, Connecticut. The Montgomery County Police Department has no indication of a threat to any of the schools in the county. Police Chief Manger and School Superintendent Starr continue to communicate and coordinate efforts. To provide a presence and reassurance to the community, officers were at county elementary schools during the time of …
Michael Josef Basl
5:43 pm on Sunday, December 23, 2012
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