"Police were called to Watkins Mill High 27 times in the 2009-2010 school year for serious incidents such as assaults, drugs or weapons on campus, thefts and medical emergencies. At the two other high schools in the county police's 6th district, Gaithersburg and Quince Orchard, police were called 32 times and 14 times, respectively, according to a Montgomery County Public Schools Safety report."
CLICK HERE to read the 2009-2010 School Safety and Security report online.
Of concern: on the high school summary page (420) (or page 432 of the PDF file), MCPS lists 19 suspensions for Arson/Fire/Explosives, 72 for Weapons.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/SafetyGlance/currentyear/SafetyGlance2010.pdf