Essie McGuire picks a fight with County Government

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Essie has every right to defend MCPS against stupid cheap shots from the Council.

But she should be aware that her defense falls flat when it's coming from an institution that bashed the police for not coming quick enough, only it turned out MCPS called the police non-emergency number for a violent incident that left a kid in the ICU with a traumatic brain injury.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Essie has every right to defend MCPS against stupid cheap shots from the Council.

Then MCPS should stop being such an easy target through their incompetent actions and leadership.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Essie has every right to defend MCPS against stupid cheap shots from the Council.

But she should be aware that her defense falls flat when it's coming from an institution that bashed the police for not coming quick enough, only it turned out MCPS called the police non-emergency number for a violent incident that left a kid in the ICU with a traumatic brain injury.

Wow. Where/when did this info come to light?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:SOURCE: https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/montgomery-county-school-snow-response-AK3XC2MKLNHDLDFYUIEERP5EJU/

Hours after that contentious briefing, the school district’s chief of staff emailed councilmembers with a rebuttal.

Essie McGuire’s email, reviewed by The Banner, emphasized that, while school officials are responsible for clearing snow from campuses, it’s the county’s job to clear streets and sidewalks beyond school grounds.

During Tuesday’s council briefing, the county’s chief administrative officer said the first formal communication from the school system after the storm — a list of problem roads within the county — arrived Feb. 1, a week after snow and ice walloped the region.

“Bam, we were on it,” Rich Madaleno told the council.

“We’ve got to have a better communication with MCPS,” he added. “We should be dealing with them from the very first moment.”

McGuire’s email pushed back, saying school officials communicated with county staff much earlier, starting with a Montgomery County Emergency Management Zoom call Jan. 23.

“MCPS had ongoing engagement with MCDOT,” she wrote.

She told The Banner on Wednesday that, after the council briefing, school officials felt they needed to set the record straight.

“Our concern was that the council briefing left an impression that MCPS had not fulfilled its responsibilities, and we refute that,” McGuire said.

Essie has a lot of nerve. Almost EVERY agency that interacts with MCPS says they are not collaborative and not communicative. Whether it's HHS, the OIG or the police. And she wants us to believe MCPS is blameless and instead decides to play the "it's not my job game" with the county government she relies on to fund and support MCPS?

That does not seem like the smart political move at all.

Taylor hired her to do exactly this.

Where is Taylor?

Making snow day videos! Logistics and operations are no fun compared to videos!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Essie has every right to defend MCPS against stupid cheap shots from the Council.

But she should be aware that her defense falls flat when it's coming from an institution that bashed the police for not coming quick enough, only it turned out MCPS called the police non-emergency number for a violent incident that left a kid in the ICU with a traumatic brain injury.

Wow. Where/when did this info come to light?

Not that poster. Wasn't there a long thread not too long ago about that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Essie has every right to defend MCPS against stupid cheap shots from the Council.

But she should be aware that her defense falls flat when it's coming from an institution that bashed the police for not coming quick enough, only it turned out MCPS called the police non-emergency number for a violent incident that left a kid in the ICU with a traumatic brain injury.

Wow. Where/when did this info come to light?

Not that poster. Wasn't there a long thread not too long ago about that?

I'm the PP that posted about this. I was mistaken, this occured during the stabbing incident at Wheaton where the assailant got away, not the Odessa Shannon MS assault. Apologies.

Wheaton principal's message after the stabbing incident said,

While making contact, administration remained on hold for approximately 15 minutes before connecting with law enforcement.

https://mocoshow.com/2025/12/17/student-injured-in-wheaton-high-school-stabbing-suspect-not-in-custody/

However, MCPD subsequently put out a statement clarifying what happened.

Police said in a Thursday evening statement that the department was not immediately contacted. MCPS faculty, the statement said, have the option of dialing 911 or using a “designated phone line number” to directly contact the Emergency Communications Center during school emergencies.

Neither 911 or the dedicated MCPS line were called, police said. Instead, the staff member dialed the Montgomery County non-emergency phone number and the “call was placed in the triage queue as an incoming non-emergency call.” The caller stayed on hold for that non-emergency line for roughly 12 minutes.

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2025/12/19/mcps-stabbing-non-emergency-line/