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MCPS reports drop in serious infractions, outlines districtwide safety upgrades
Summary
Chief Marcus Jones and Dr. Peter Moran told the Board of Education that serious student infractions decreased this year and described a package of measures — mandatory training, updated code of conduct, restroom vape sensors and digital mapping — to standardize safety across Montgomery County Public Schools.
Montgomery County Public Schools officials reported a decline in districtwide serious incidents at the June 24 Board of Education meeting and outlined steps they say will make school buildings safer next year.
Chief Marcus Jones, who leads the district's safety team, said safety visits to all high schools and a range of new measures have produced early improvements. "We cleared an estimated 85 percent of a significant backlog of security-related technology requests," Jones said, and staff have rolled out student ID checks, restroom Halo smart sensors and emergency response protocol training.
Dr. Peter Moran, who presented student-infraction data, said the top categories affecting operations were possession of knives,…
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