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Tuesday, April 23, 2024

7News takes a closer look at rising legal fees paid by Montgomery County Public Schools

Parents demanded the right to shield their children from books that went against their religious beliefs. The firm Wilmer Hale represented MCPS in a lawsuit about the issue and has received hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal payments from the school system.

"They're already significantly over budget and that is not the best use of taxpayer funds," said Esther Wells, President of Montgomery County Taxpayers League.

The MCPS Board of Education recently reviewed legal fees paid between July and December.

7News analyzed the numbers and found in Fiscal Year 2023 MCPS paid more than $462,000 in legal fees.

In FY24 that number skyrocketed to more than $1.3 million...

https://wjla.com/news/local/mcps-legal-fees-montgomery-county-public-schools-2023-lawsuit-law-firm-payments-taxpayer-funds-transparency-former-principal-joel-beidleman-parents-community#

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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 23, 2024 at 10:16 PM

    I wonder what does the Education & Culture (EC) Committee have to say about this almost 200% increase in legal fees.

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  2. AnonymousMay 10, 2024 at 7:54 AM

    Meanwhile, our peripatetic perennial prosecutor moonlights as a second chance master of ceremonies:
    https://twitter.com/MCSAONEWS/status/1788594464442778101

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