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Parents, students and teachers urge council to keep Cold Spring Elementary replacement on schedule
Summary
Parents, students and teachers told the council that Cold Spring Elementary’s open‑plan design creates safety and learning problems and urged the county to keep the school’s replacement fully funded and on schedule in the CIP to begin no later than FY28.
Residents from Cold Spring Elementary pressed the county council to keep the school’s replacement on the capital improvements program and to fund it without delay.
Brook Rickett, PTA president and mother of four, said Cold Spring is the county’s only open‑concept elementary school and warned that the MCPS prioritization framework undercounts safety risks. "We are already at 95% capacity and enrollment has grown by more than 30 students over the…
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