4/ “…or any other identifying characteristic.

“We are committed to maintaining local authority over our curriculum, teaching and learning. And we will fiercely support our teachers and staff as they implement our curriculum and policies.”
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3/ As MCPS Superintendent Taylor and Board of Ed President Yang stated in January:

“All our children deserve a high-quality education that fosters both academic excellence and well-being regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, immigration status, disability, religion,

2/ To the contrary, it deepens the need to be proactive in ensuring LGBTQIA+ students and families feel safe, welcome, and fully included in all corners of our County, including and especially our schools.

This ruling will likely make that more challenging, but also more necessary.

2/ Background here.

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5/ Winter is peak season for home fires, and we are seeing that in the County with multiple major incidents just in the last day.

Test your smoke alarms, and follow these tips to help keep your home fire safe.

4/ By coincidence, I was scheduled to meet tonight with the PTA of Greencastle ES, around the corner from the Arcadian, so I went directly from one site to the other. The principal is ready to help impacted students & their families, and I’ll share out ways the community can assist as we have them.

3/ Amidst this awful event, I’m grateful to the many who spent much of today into the evening ensuring every resident was accounted for & is in safe shelter, from Dept of Health & Human Services, Office of Emergency Management & Homeland Security, Dept of Housing and Community Affairs, & Red Cross.

2/ One building’s damage was relatively minor, allowing residents to return after power was restored. The other building (13612 Colgate Way) had to be condemned, and 14 families were displaced. They were escorted back in on quick trips to retrieve things like medication and pets, primarily.