Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland: Marquiz Turner

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Thursday, July 9, 2015

Rape case against teen continues despite competence questions

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Accused teen rapist barred from MCPS public classes

ROCKVILLE, Md (WUSA9) -- School officials said they are not going to allow an accused teenage rapist to attend classes in a Montgomery County public school.
A judge had released Marquiz Turner, 16, to go back to Churchill High for summer school.
Turner was accused of brazenly raping a 19-year-old ex-girlfriend in front of the Montgomery County courthouse. She died for still unexplained reasons an hour or so later.
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School officials are looking to educate Turner without endangering other students and safety advocates said that's a good thing.
Turner's lawyer said the evidence suggest his alleged victim died from a drug or alcohol overdose, but police say they're still waiting for toxicology reports.

http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/local/rockville/2015/07/08/accused-teen-rapist-barred-from-md-public-classes/29884367/

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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