Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland: COVID-19 Rapid Tests

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Friday, April 8, 2022

Prince George's Students to Take COVID Tests Before Return From Spring Break

COVID-19 infections have increased in the D.C. area, including among some high-profile officials, and Prince George's County Schools is keeping a close eye on the case count as students leave for spring break.

Prince George’s County Schools CEO Monica Goldson announced Wednesday that the school system will require students to get tested for COVID and upload their results online before they return from spring break on Tuesday, April 19. All students were set to receive at-home test kits by Friday, Goldson said in a letter to parents.

Neighboring Montgomery County is asking that parents get their children tested, but it's not required...

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/prince-georges-students-to-take-covid-tests-before-return-from-spring-break/3020551/?_osource=SocialFlowFB_DCBrand&fbclid=IwAR2ogeCAlYU48q5nuoFaQCyZjFIakPqAOeIJ1IvjaZvT34_WCtmriHe8794

Monday, September 13, 2021

How long does anyone think 40,000 Rapid Tests will last MCPS with 72,794 Elementary School Students? Private Schools Opened Last Year with WEEKLY Testing.

...School board President Brenda Wolff said Wednesday night that she hoped the testing would be in place by Monday. The school system has requested 40,000 tests from the state.

“Once we get these tests, this will alleviate a lot of this,” Wolff said. She said she shared the frustration of parents...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/covid-testing-program-montgomery-schools/2021/09/08/4b1850ec-1101-11ec-882f-2dd15a067dc4_story.html?fbclid=IwAR08RFAAthY03wsUmIXJhSrJ60JXZcQrJjxnwd-dsHdElWhVrY708HbPdi0

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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