MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — As the first day of school ended at Paint Branch High School Monday afternoon more than 100 cars lined up on Old Columbia Pike.
Some parents said they don’t want their children riding a bus. As for the buses, many arrived at the school well after dismissal time. As they rolled out one was crowded with students standing in the aisle.
Sheryl Krauthamer, whose child attends Cabin John Middle School, contacted 7News On Your Side to say her bus was overcrowded as well...
...McKnight says while some were delayed every student eligible for bus service could have ridden today.
The City of Gaithersburg voted on that Land Acquisition deal on April 20th.
The next day, the Montgomery County Board of Education was supposedly voting on the same deal. But when the Board of Education was presented with this deal, they were not given the actual Land Acquisition agreement. Instead, Board members were treated to a Power Point Presentation shown in the videos below.
The City of Gaithersburg Land Acquisition Agreement detailed how the Board of Education was agreeing to expend up to $800,000 for an artificial turf field to be built on City of Gaithersburg land and the Board of Education would be paying for new bleachers for a City baseball field.
The Board of Education was only told that the plans for the new elementary school at the Kelley Park site included a "tot lot." MCPS staff did not mention that the Board of Education was expected to agree to pay up to $800,000 to cover that "tot lot" with artificial turf and MCPS staff never mentioned the bleachers at all.
And this amid a Global Pandemic.
April 21, 2020, video of Board of Education audio meeting: Montgomery County Board of Education discussion and vote on acquisition of land from the City of Gaithersburg. Listen as MCPS staff describes the "tot lot" that will be next to the school, but never mentions that the Board of Education will be paying for that "tot lot" to be covered with up to $800,000 of artificial turf and never mentions that the Board of Education will also be paying for new bleachers of an unknown cost! Part 1:
