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MCPS outlines safety upgrades, incident trends and restorative-discipline gains
Summary
MCPS presented systemwide safety work — audits, technology upgrades, community engagement officers, and transportation improvements — and reported rising drug-related incidents alongside declines in physical altercations; the district also described progress embedding restorative approaches and reduced suspension rates at several schools.
Montgomery County Public Schools presented a multi-part safety update at the April 16 board work session that covered school-based safety measures, transportation improvements and an expanded emphasis on restorative approaches in discipline.
Safety and incident trends: MCPS said it implemented the Standard Response Protocol across schools, completed safety audits, upgraded cameras and access control, and deployed vape sensors in some buildings. The district reported that drug-related incidents are now the largest category of serious incidents, physical altercations have decreased and weapons incidents have been relatively stable. County-police-provided data through March 21 showed…
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