Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland: Network for Victim Recovery of D.C.

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Monday, September 12, 2022

. @NVRDC is proud to represent the survivors who have bravely come forward in the Kirkland Shipley case & are grateful for the sentence he received today. If you're a survivor & need support/services, please reach out to us at http://nvrdc.org.

.@NVRDC is proud to represent the survivors who have bravely come forward in the Kirkland Shipley case & are grateful for the sentence he received today. If you're a survivor & need support/services, please reach out to us at https://t.co/rLRKTpRwXm. pic.twitter.com/lbdrQMeUrG
— Network for Victim Recovery of DC (@NVRDC) September 9, 2022

Monday, June 6, 2022

Former Whitman HS teacher Kirkland Shipley pleads guilty to sexual abuse charges

Former Whitman social studies teacher Kirkland Shipley accepted a government plea offer at a court hearing yesterday morning, pleading guilty to sexually abusing a high school student and possessing sexually explicit material of a minor.

The former crew coach faces a maximum penalty of either 10 years imprisonment or a $25,000 fine for each of the two counts and must register as a sex offender for life, according to court documents. The court may also require Shipley to pay restitution to the victims.

“NVRDC and our clients are glad that Defendant Shipley accepted responsibility for the abuse he inflicted,” wrote Network for Victim Recovery of D.C. attorney Matthew Ornstein, who represents the victims, in an email to The Black & White. “We will be spending the next few months preparing for the sentencing phase.”..

https://theblackandwhite.net/72441/news/former-teacher-kirkland-shipley-pleads-guilty-to-sexual-abuse-charges/

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Principles

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