Montgomery leaders privately negotiate bringing police back to schools

Montgomery County’s public school system and the Montgomery County Police Department have privately drafted an agreement to bring armed police back into school buildings, angering student activists and criminal justice advocates who successfully pushed county leaders to remove the officers last fall.

The proposed contract between the two agencies, a copy of which was obtained by The Washington Post, has been shared with County Council members and County Executive Marc Elrich (D), but not with members of the public who say they should have a chance to review the document before it is finalized.

“It’s wildly inappropriate that they’ve excluded students,” said Kyson Taylor, a senior at Richard Montgomery High School...

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