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MCPS pledges to investigate alleged sexual harassment incidents 06/29/2020 08:36pm • On Instagram accounts with titles like @survivorsatwootton and @survivoratblair, Montgomery County, Maryland, students — past and present — detailed incidents ranging from lewd comments to sexual assault. The experiences detailed in social media posts at schools across the county have shaken New Maryland laws take effect Wednesday 06/29/2020 11:51am • The Maryland General Assembly passed more than 600 bills before their session ended in March. The bills cover a spate of topics, from Baltimore police audits and how to store body camera footage to flooding and special education. The vast majority of the new laws go into effect Oct. 1, but here a What a gap year should (and shouldn’t) be 06/29/2020 09:03am • Coronavirus has made some teens less excited about going to college. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/Rattankun Thongbun) The coronavirus pandemic has many of this year’s high school graduates rethinking their college plans, and the gap year is back. A recent survey by Junior Achievement and PMI E New rules: Youth sports in the DC area adjust to a COVID-19 reality 06/29/2020 04:07am • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '3ff33b4a-481a-4c5e-b02d-7dbbcb2fca63' }).render("8936153618643575");}); As kids around the D.C. area slowly retur As Fairfax Co. schools gear up for fall, many teachers aren't so ready 06/29/2020 02:51am • As Virginia's largest public school system plans to reopen buildings this fall amid the coronavirus pandemic, associations representing educators across Fairfax County said teachers fear for their lives. The three groups that represent Fairfax County Public Schools employees said the school syste Parents, historians urge DC's Mayor Bowser to initiate Wilson High name change 06/28/2020 08:54pm • Thousands of people have signed a petition asking Lewis Ferebee, the D.C. schools chancellor, to change the name of Tenleytown's Woodrow Wilson High School. And now, the group behind the petition has sent a letter to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser seeking her support. In the weeks since George Floyd 5th weekend of DC protests sees calm after contentious week 06/27/2020 09:10pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: 'e28a8883-4764-4f03-8497-d1d1f817426d' }).render("10561536b53394f8");}); Temperatures in the 90s on Saturday did Tips to help keep kids safe from coronavirus exposure while playing outside 06/27/2020 08:36am • With the warmer weather, kids are going to want to play outside more. But it's still important to keep social distancing in mind amid the coronavirus pandemic. One pediatrician has advice for parents who are concerned about the potential that their children may be exposed to COVID-19 while intera Judge: US must free migrant children from family detention 06/26/2020 11:13pm • HOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday ordered the release of children held with their parents in U.S. immigration jails and denounced the Trump administration’s prolonged detention of families during the coronavirus pandemic. U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee’s order applies to children held Montgomery Co. schools official 'deeply troubled' by social media posts alleging sex assaults 06/26/2020 08:35pm • Dozens of people who say they are current or former Montgomery County Public Schools students have posted on social media in recent days, detailing accusations of sexual assault. One page on Instagram account -- @femaleatwootton -- has more than 60 anonymous posts. Many accuse other students a 2020 season a whiff for most area minor league teams 06/26/2020 10:26am • The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs take on the Sugar Land Skeeters in an Atlantic League game Friday, July 19, 2019. (WTOP/Noah Frank) Not that there was much hope by this point, but the agreement that gave the green light to Major League Baseball in 2020 also officially ended any hope of a minor In midst of pandemic, virtual children’s summer camps to open their world and minds 06/26/2020 04:02am • Summer is here, and while trips and vacations may be somewhat restricted because of remaining coronavirus restrictions, virtual summer camps can bring the wide world to the home and open children to new and lasting experiences. Algebra, arguments and life skills at Montgomery College summer youth p Review: 'Artemis Fowl' is a chaotic children's CGI fest on Disney+ 06/26/2020 12:31am • This image released by Disney Plus shows, from left, Nonso Anozie, Lara McDonnell, Josh Gad and Ferdia Shaw in a scene from "Artemis Fowl." (Disney via AP) In 2001, Eoin Colfer published the first of eight installments in a series of fantasy novels. Now, "Artemis Fowl" is streaming as a l Northam: Virginia still on track to enter Phase 3 despite surges in other states 06/25/2020 05:30pm • A family enjoys a drive-in concert with Crawford & Power in the Salem Civic Center parking lot Thursday, June 18, 2020, in Salem, Va., amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Heather Rousseau/The Roanoke Times via AP) Though Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said he remains confident in the steady decline 'Offensive, inappropriate' -- Loudoun Co. treasurer addresses 'Aunt Jemima' Facebook post 06/25/2020 12:01pm • For more than a week, Loudoun County, Virginia, Treasurer Roger Zurn is calling a recent Facebook post mocking the decision by Quaker Oats to retire its Aunt Jemima pancake brand offensive and inappropriate, but says he won't quit his post. "I will not be resigning my position as treasurer, as so