Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland: 504 Plan

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Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Blair High School: Hundreds of documents related to disability accommodations were available to all pupils, staff

MCPS investigating possible federal student privacy violations at Montgomery Blair High

Documents detailing accommodations for hundreds of students with disabilities at Montgomery Blair High School were recently released on the Silver Spring school’s counseling web page, potentially giving all students and staff members access to the documents, according to screenshots of the incident provided to Bethesda Today on June 5.

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) spokesperson Liliana López said in a Monday emailed statement to Bethesda Today that the district was aware of “a possible release of data” and was “proceeding in accordance with legal requirements.”

“This includes conducting a comprehensive investigation, submitting required reports to the state’s Attorney General, and providing notification to those impacted and to the wider community,” López said...

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2025/06/13/mcps-student-privacy-montgomery-blair/

Monday, May 19, 2025

The tragic death of a special needs student in 2019 was supposed to prompt meaningful change in Anne Arundel County Public Schools.

Annapolis, Md. (WBFF) — The tragic death of a special needs student in 2019 was supposed to prompt meaningful change in Anne Arundel County Public Schools. But now, the family of Bowen Levy tells Project Baltimore, promises made to keep special needs students safe are not being fulfilled.

“Tell me about your son,” Project Baltimore’s Chris Papst asked Bryan Levy, Bowen Levy’s father.

“Super, super kid,” replied Levy. “So many people would be intimidated by him. But once they got to know him, all of them would come in and hug and kiss him.”

On November 18, 2019, Bowen Levy would have turned 18. But he never made it - because his own school system failed to keep him safe...

https://foxbaltimore.com/news/project-baltimore/after-student-death-family-says-anne-arundel-county-failing-to-uphold-safety-promise-bowen-levy-central-special-bryan-levy-individualized-education-program-mark-bedell

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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