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Parents and community leaders press MCPS on Crown High School boundaries, Woodward reopening and facility safety

Montgomery County Board of Education · January 16, 2026
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Summary

Multiple cluster representatives urged the board to make Crown a permanent high school, keep Fields Road Elementary in the Crown cluster, and accelerate safety fixes and planning for Woodward reopening; Northwood speakers also raised a life-safety concern about Stairwell 7 at Silver Spring International Middle School.

Community members from several Gaithersburg and up-county clusters urged the Board of Education to adopt boundary options that make Crown High School permanent, preserve cluster stability for Fields Road Elementary, and ensure transparent planning for the reopening of Woodward High School.

Ryan Johnson and other Fields Road parents said Crown is geographically the closest high school to…

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