Exclusive: Parents' Coalition Releases Over 200 Pages of Cell Tower Planning Documents

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Parents have the right to know what construction projects are being planned for their child's school.

Boards of Education constantly claim that they want parents to be involved in their child's education and school. 

It's time for Maryland Boards of Education to step up and prove they want parent involvement. 

It's time for Maryland Boards of Education to make public their plans for cell towers on public school playgrounds before the construction begins.

In an effort to shine some light on the construction plans for 5 Prince George's County Public School playgrounds the Parents' Coalition obtained and is making public over 200 pages of planning documents.  Even if these documents don't relate to your local school, they are a fascinating look inside the planning that goes on for the construction of a cell tower on a public school playground. 

Has the Montgomery County Board of Education ever made any of these documents public for the 13+ cell towers they have constructed on public school land?

How about the 6 cell towers that Superintendent Joshua Starr has tried to build on public school playgrounds? Has Superintendent Starr made any of these documents public?

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Flowers High School , Springdale, MD:  cell tower  application

Part 1:  Pages 1-50

• Please note in this application there is NO authorization to build from the Prince George's Board of Education or PGCPS.  We did see authorization in other files, but not in this one.
• Please see page 15 of the PDF shows that Milestone Communications provided refreshments for a neighborhood event.
• Starting on page 40 of the PDF are the lists of elected officials and HOAs that were notified of this project.  The principal was notified March 31, 2014. The PTSA at this school did not find out about the upcoming construction until the middle of September.  Why did it take 6 months to let parents know about this upcoming construction project at their local public school?

https://www.scribd.com/doc/241833577/2014-Flowers-HS-Tower-Committee-Part-1

Part 2: Pages 51-100

• These pages continue with the lists of HOAs that were notified and then there are additional pages about the actual cell tower compound.

https://www.scribd.com/doc/241835827/2014-Flowers-HS-Tower-Committee-Part-2

 

Tasker Middle School, Bowie, MD

 

https://www.scribd.com/doc/241839504/2014-Tasker-Middle-School-Tower-Committee

 

Green Valley Academy, Temple Hills, MD

 

https://www.scribd.com/doc/241838953/2014-Green-Valley-Tower-Committee

 

Kenmoor Middle School, Landover, MD

 

https://www.scribd.com/doc/241838279/2014-Kenmoor-Middle-School-Tower-Committee

 

Carroll Middle School, New Carrollton, MD

 

https://www.scribd.com/doc/241838105/2014-Carroll-Middle-School-Tower-Committee