The Washington Inquisitor
Schools
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Loudoun school board panel meets on resource officer agreement after sheriff signs his own version
Sheriff Mike Chapman says his signed draft is a streamlined version of the agreement that keeps every recommendation from the schools. School Board Chair April Chandler says it bypasses a public process.…
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Loudoun police can view every school camera live; draft agreement would set rules for access
Law enforcement has had live access to all LCPS cameras since 2019 and used it 37 times last year. A proposed update to the school resource officer agreement would require quarterly documentation…
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PGCPS buses arrived on time 79.5% of the time this fall, report finds, as parents and drivers press the board
An October consultant’s report for Prince George’s County Public Schools found on-time bus arrivals averaged 79.5% in August and September, down 4.3 points from a year earlier, as parents and drivers pressed…
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D.C. Council advances a rat-control bill and two school names, and puts off a cut to ticket fines
The council gave first-round approval to the REMY rodent bill and to naming schools for Malcolm X and Alma W. Thomas. Mendelson ruled Trayon White’s emergency ticket-fine bill out of order but…
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D.C. expands its truancy pilot to every high school in Wards 7 and 8 as referrals double
A DHS report finds 64% of first-year participants were no longer truant, while 17% of families could not be reached and a quarter of those who declined help said the school’s attendance…