While a setback for parents and advocates, the judge’s ruling this week is not a final resolution of the lawsuit that three families filed in May against school board members and MCPS Superintendent Dr. Monifa McKnight.

Earlier this year, several families filed a lawsuit demanding they be allowed to opt out of LGBTQ+ course materials. A federal judge will decide whether to grant a preliminary injunction by the beginning of the school year.

Property owners will see rates tick up 4.7%, to about $1.02 per $100 in assessed value.

PGCPS has increased, while MCPS has decreased, but overall less than half of kindergartners are still not ready for school.

The audit was commissioned after a series of racist incidents at MCPS schools in 2020.

Instead, all students will receive the same hot meal, but will be prevented from ordering additional items if their outstanding balance is greater than $35.

Some families have welcomed the decision to lift masking requirements, others are struggling to embrace the change.

The walkouts were among several student-led demonstrations over coronavirus safety protocols in schools across the country this month.

The school system is calling on the county to provide contract tracing and testing assistance.

More than 90 bus routes were cancelled and hundreds of teachers and staff called out sick.