After receiving 71 complaints about Metrorail employees in July, Metro has decided to plan a training session this fall so their employees can “brush-up” on on their decourum.

The Washington Post reports today on the case of a station manager who assaulted a pregnant woman and her husband after they requested he switch the direction of an escalator:

Jade Freeman said that after asking for the station manager’s name, she went through the fare gate and saw him repeatedly slam his name tag against the glass. He opened the door to the booth and stepped out, she said. …

The station manager picked up a nearby broom, the couple said. “He turned to me and said, ‘You think you can come down here and harass me because you’re white!’ ” said Jade Freeman, who is Asian. Her husband is white; the station manager is African American.

Then he tossed the broom aside and shoved Robert Freeman in the chest, the couple said. …

It’s not all bad news: your SmarTrip card can now hold up to $300.