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Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Former Whitman High rowing coach sentenced to three years for sex abuse

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  Kirk Shipley, a three-time All-Met coach, had pleaded guilty to sexually abusing two rowers at the Bethesda, Md., high school ormer Walt W...

“MCPS to this day continues to put these loopholes in and allow men like Kirk Shipley to operate with impunity, and who was paying the price? Our children,” said Gross.

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Former Whitman High School teacher sentenced to 3 years in prison for sexual abuse of students MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Former...
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In case you have not been inside a modern American high school lately, this is a sight so common that my kids never even mentioned it to me until I brought it up after back to school night. A little context: There was a shooting last winter at my kids’ school. @MagruderHS @mcps @mocoboe

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In case you have not been inside a modern American high school lately, this is a sight so common that my kids never even mentioned it to me ...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2022

County Planning Board approves gymnasium project at Silver Spring International Middle School

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 From Bethesda Beat, reporter Caitlynn Peetz. Full story here . The Montgomery County Planning Board this week gave its approval to a propos...

ABC7: Montgomery County BOE awards $2.4M to KID Museum without competition from other bidders

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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) —  Nearly five years ago, 7News was in Bethesda covering the KID Museum. The non-profit offers programming in...

‘From the jump, an attack.’ Child trauma experts weigh in on police video @mcps #EastSilverSpringElementary

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  The encounter began calmly enough. “Come here, buddy,” police officer Kevin Christmon asked a 5-year-old boy who had just run off from his...
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.

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. @NVRDC is proud to represent the survivors who have bravely come forward in the Kirkland Shipley case & are grateful for the sentence...

According to D.C. Judge Maribeth Raffinan, Shipley was 44 years old and victim one was 18. They exchanged more than 4,000 texts, many of a sexual nature. He also had sexual relations with her.

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... In imposing her sentence, Raffinan said that Shipley “certainly waivered with regard to his acceptance of responsibility.” He took advan...

Ex-rowing coach at Bethesda school sentenced for sexual abuse #WhitmanHighSchool @mcps @mocoboe

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A former rowing coach at a Bethesda, Maryland, high school was sentenced Friday to serve three years in prison for sexual misconduct with tw...

Breaking - DC judge sentences former #Whitman HS rowing coach Kirkland Shipley to 5 years in prison, 2yrs suspended.@mcps @mocoboe

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Breaking - DC judge sentences former #Whitman HS rowing coach Kirkland Shipley to 5 years in prison, 2yrs suspended. He took a plea deal, w...
Thursday, September 8, 2022

Breaking: Another $2.37M to Company of Wife of BOE Member. No BOE Discussion. Not Duly Advertised. Not put out for Bids. @mocoboe @mcps

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9/8/22 UPDATE:  The Montgomery County Board of Education approved this $2.37M payment today.  The Board President confirmed that the Memoran...

... 32 school bus driver vacancies... @mcps

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WATCH: As of Monday, there were 32 school bus driver vacancies, according to school district Superintendent Dr. Monifa McKnight. An MCPS s...

@MagruderHS parent confirmed communication that says Magruder Field Hockey will have one way busses to ALL away games this school year.

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#NEW a @MagruderHS parent confirmed communication that says Magruder Field Hockey will have one way busses to ALL away games this school y...

Sure @MCPS this is all fine and dandy hand waving but where is the real commitment to air quality and monitoring, ventilation, and filtration?

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Sure @MCPS this is all fine and dandy hand waving but where is the real commitment to air quality and monitoring, ventilation, and filtrati...

With court cases pending, board delays approval of fall ballots by two days

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The Maryland State Board of Elections voted to delay by two days approval of the ballots that voters will see on Election Day. The reason? T...
Wednesday, September 7, 2022

How's the air quality in Quebec schools? Here's what we found

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As fall approaches, the Montreal Gazette visited several everyday places to see how CO2 levels compare to those measured in classrooms. ...T...
Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Paula Bienenfeld, Independent Candidate for Montgomery County, MD County Council District 4, to Challenge Rejected Petition in Court

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  Paula Bienenfeld, Independent Candidate for Montgomery County, MD County Council District 4, to Challenge Rejected Petition in Court For...

MCPS shuts down web-based accounts receivable system after security flaw found by Parents' Coalition

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MCPS has temporary shut down their web-based iPayment Business Center until September 9, 2022.  The iPayment web site is  https://www.montgo...

Breaking: Another $2.37M to Company of Wife of BOE Member. No BOE Discussion. Not Duly Advertised. Not put out for Bids. @mocoboe @mcps

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   On September 8, 2022, the Montgomery County Board of Education will unanimously approve another payment to the company founded and run b...
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Monday, September 5, 2022

Have a wonderful Labor Day

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We are deeply grateful to our grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, and everyone who fought so hard for the labor standards we enjoy today. ...