“Respectfully, it looks really elitist to have the Board of Ed move out, to have all of a lot of the leaders … of MCPS, move out of Carver and to leave everyone else there knowing that that building is unhealthy,” Morrison said.

...Many schools have also faced concerns about building conditions, including A. Mario Loiederman Middle in Silver Spring, which advocated for a new HVAC system in May. At the time, staff said the school dealt with inside temperatures reaching as low as 40 degrees and as high as 90 degrees, odd smells, mold throughout the building and moisture collecting on floors and desks...

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2025/09/12/mcps-deep-clean-of-carver-education-center-to-start-monday-after-complaints/

Maryland taxpayers paid $219 million in 2024 to educate students who could not be found

Baltimore (WBFF) — A Project Baltimore investigation has uncovered that Maryland taxpayers, in 2024, gave public schools hundreds of millions of dollars to educate students whose whereabouts were unknown.

It’s late September. And Maryland public schools are busy – not just educating students but counting them.

In Maryland, most of a school’s funding is based on the number of students enrolled on one day, September 30th. The students counted on that day largely determine a school’s funding the following year.

But a Project Baltimore investigation is raising serious questions about that process. We’ve learned, in 2024, taxpayers gave hundreds of millions of dollars to schools to educate students who could not be found...

https://foxbaltimore.com/news/project-baltimore/taxpayers-students-whereabouts-unknown-maryland-education

MSDE: Summary of Attendance by County - MCPS Number of Students "Whereabouts Unknown" = 1,888

See page 13 of this Maryland State Department of Education Report for the 2023-2024 school year. 

https://marylandpublicschools.org/about/Documents/DCAA/SSP/20232024Student/2024-Attendance-Summary-Student-Publication-A.pdf