Morning Roundup: Montgomery County Teacher Placed On Leave For Defying In-School Mask Mandate

Aug 27, 2021

A Montgomery County public school teacher was put on administrative leave for refusing to wear a face mask in school, defying the school system’s mandate. [Bethesda Beat]
Hospitalizations from COVID-19 in Virginia are spiking. [Virginian-Pilot]
Baltimore County has reinstated a local state of emergency as COVID-19 infections climb, just a few months after the previous emergency order expired. [Afro]
Despite concerns over COVID-19, D.C. community leaders are banding together to get students ready for the first day of school. [WCP]
During a week of violence, Ward 8 members turn to each other for solutions. [Informer]
Friends, family, and coaches remember PJ Evans, an 8-year-old fatally shot in Prince George’s County, as a “big old teddy bear.” [Post]
The Maryland Board of Education passed an emergency regulation requiring face masks in all state schools. [WTOP]
Several Capitol Police officers are suing Donald Trump and other right-wing groups over the Jan. 6 insurrection. [Post]
A Virginia woman donated five feet of her hair, setting a Guinness World Record. [NBC 4]
Happy Friday. Look at these cute dogs. [Washingtonian]
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This Day in DCist: Wikipedia blocked former Ward 2 councilmember Jack Evans for the third time from editing his own page.