Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland: Maryland teacher indicted on federal drug charges

Monday, November 18, 2024

Maryland teacher indicted on federal drug charges

...Montgomery County student activist Valarie Davis, with the Montgomery County Black Coalition for Excellence in Education, expressed outrage over the allegations and the lack of preventative measures in schools.

"Why aren't we drug testing the people who have these little lives in their hands?" Davis said. "That’s a stunner, and we are taking action on that. That is a concrete action coming out of this town hall."

Davis noted that school district officials, including the chief of schools and the chief of safety and security, as well as Councilmember Kristin Mink, attended a town hall last month where the issue of drug testing school employees was raised.

Montgomery County Public Schools confirmed Magid’s employment but declined to comment further, citing the ongoing investigation...

Maryland teacher indicted on federal drug charges | FOX 5 DC

4 comments:

AnonymousNovember 18, 2024 at 6:49 AM
"Why aren't we drug testing the people who have these little lives in their hands?"
Are there even any cursory background checks?
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AnonymousNovember 18, 2024 at 9:40 AM
It is rather bizarre and intriguing why the E & C Committee is mum.
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AnonymousNovember 18, 2024 at 12:35 PM
No, drug testing is a step backwards and will be used unfairly against historically ignored populations.
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AnonymousNovember 18, 2024 at 1:58 PM
The devil is in the details:
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/security/awards/fingerprinting/
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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