Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland: Gunman on the loose after shooting sends four school into lockdown on first day

Friday, September 5, 2025

Gunman on the loose after shooting sends four school into lockdown on first day

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. - The search is on for a shooter in Montgomery County after two people were shot, sending four schools into lockdown on the first day back for Montgomery County students.

What we know:

Two people were shot Tuesday morning at the Hamptons Apartments near Seneca Valley High School.

The call came in just after 11:00 a.m. Tuesday morning. Neighbors say they heard several shots fired.

Montgomery County Police say two adult male victims went to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The gunman is still on the loose, according to officials.

As a precaution, Montgomery County Public Schools went into lockdown at nearby Seneca Valley High, Martin Luther King Jr. Middle, Lake Seneca Elementary and Germantown Elementary for about an hour. It's the first day of school for MCPS...

https://www.fox5dc.com/news/gunman-loose-after-shooting-sends-four-school-lockdown-first-day

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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.

E-mail: parentscoalitionmc AT outlook.com

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

Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland

Friday, September 5, 2025

Gunman on the loose after shooting sends four school into lockdown on first day

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