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Parents and community leaders tell MCPS board Kennedy High School is unsafe; call for immediate safety investments
Summary
Following a shelter-in-place and subsequent lockdown at John F. Kennedy High School on Jan. 23, parents, cluster coordinators and advocates urged the Montgomery County Board of Education to invest in security staff, technical fixes and a community-informed safety plan.
Multiple community speakers told the Montgomery County Board of Education that Kennedy High School has experienced repeated safety and behavior incidents and urged immediate action from MCPS. A community witness described two separate Jan. 23 incidents at Kennedy — a shelter-in-place and a later lockdown stemming from reports of a student with a gun; the weapon was not recovered.
"Kennedy is not safe and has not been safe for a long time," said a community speaker, recounting…
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