Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland: Mom of murdered student files wrongful death suit against Montgomery County Public Schools

Thursday, October 24, 2024

Mom of murdered student files wrongful death suit against Montgomery County Public Schools

The mother of an 11th-grader who was killed in 2022 filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Montgomery County Public Schools on Wednesday, arguing the school system failed to protect her son from bullying.

Alexis Jones-McDaniel, the mother of Jailyn Jones, sued MCPS, the Montgomery County Board of Education and the county itself in federal court.

“Not only did Northwest High School fail to protect Jailyn Lawrence Jones in any way, MCPS made informed decisions and took steps which actively increased the danger to and created new dangers Jailyn could not abate,” the complaint states...

...At the new school, the complaint states, Jones “was placed in classes with the same students by whom he had been bullied and had conflict at Clarksburg High School.”..

Mom of killed student sues Montgomery County Public Schools

2 comments:

AnonymousOctober 24, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Déjà vu. Typical MCPS business as usual.
Not only they failed to protect our child from bullying and intimidation, but they also called social services accusing
us of being neglectful parents!!!

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AnonymousOctober 25, 2024 at 5:13 AM
The issue with suing MCPS is that we the taxpayers foot the bill!
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Formed in 2002, the Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland seeks to achieve the goals of coherent, content-rich curriculum standards; high expectations combined with timely remediation and acceleration; a wider range of educational options for parents and children; greater transparency and accountability; and meaningful community input.

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What The Washington Post said about the Parents' Coalition

The coalition might be the best-known parent advocacy group in the region. Its members represent several constituencies, including parents of special education and gifted education students and fiscal watchdogs. The group's defining victory came this school year when the school system scaled back the fees charged to families for course materials.

Coalition leaders have drawn attention to the misuse of funds collected from students for activities, the broadcast of a commercial radio service on school buses and, with their "Weast Watch" blog, the travel habits of Weast and his lieutenants.

The Washington Post, June 4, 2009

Jerry Weast on the Parents' Coalition

"Along the way, you’ve had a challenging relationship with the Parents’ Coalition, the network of citizen activists who use the political process and other means to hold MCPS accountable.

The thing people accuse me of is listening, but not hearing. I hear, but I do not always agree. I am sorry that the world is faster than it was 10 years ago. I did not do that. [But] if we do not keep up, then our kids will be behind. We have to stop whining and get real."

Bethesda Magazine, March-April 2011