MCPS decision to close virtual academy a ‘gut punch’ for families, students

Parents of students enrolled in the Montgomery County Public Schools Virtual Academy say they’ll continue to advocate for the district to fund the online program despite learning Thursday that it will close at the end of the school year.

According to a letter sent Thursday evening to Montgomery Virtual Academy families, the district has decided to close the program due to “budget constraints.” David Chia, a director in the MCPS Office of School Support and Well-Being, signed the letter.

“It’s certainly a gut punch,” said Sterling High of Takoma Park Friday, a parent of a fourth-grade student in the virtual academy...

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