Parents at One Montgomery County Elementary School Push for Better Security

The Montgomery County Council of PTAs will host a school safety forum later this month.

The shock of December’s tragic shootings in Newtown, CT, has caused some parents in Montgomery County to speak out about school safety in their elementary schools. Parents and family members of students at Bradley Hills Elementary in Bethesda have written to county leaders, including county council members, the Montgomery County school board and Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Joshua P. Starr asking for security improvements at the elementary school’s temporary location, according to a Wednesday Gazette report. Students and teachers at Bradley Hills are currently housed at the Radnor Center, while the schools undergoes modernization, scheduled for completion in August. “Our school has no security system in place and our …

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