Parents press FCPS on Oakdale Middle staffing, background checks and communication after personnel removal

Parents and community members told the Frederick County Public Schools policy committee they are dissatisfied with the amount and clarity of district communications after a special-education assistant was removed from Oakdale Middle School.

Several speakers at the meeting said they still did not understand who knew what and when, and they asked for clearer public information about investigatory steps and the supports available for students. "We're trying to...split us through like, we don't need, like, the salacious details, but just to say, hey, we're ongoing and doing this," one parent said, asking for a community bulletin and links to district policies explaining…