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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are you asking about road/sidewalk/intersection improvements in the neighborhood? Yes, of course they can advocate for safety improvements. Any citizen can. The Principal/AP can bring it up to internal MCPS transportation for safety review. Don’t know why your PTSA thinks they can’t.[/quote]

+1 A PTSA can't get involved in political campaigns or advocate for candidates, but they can absolutely advocate for safety issues such as this one. In fact, I'd argue that facilitating engagement between the school community and elected officials is one of the most impactful things a PTSA can do, much more than a bake sale or cultural night. [/quote]

Yes a PTA can advocate for safety issues.  They cannot advocate for political parties or individuals.  If your PTA does not want to advocate then form a concerned parents group and advocate yourself.  Ultimately PTAs are made of volunteers donating their time unpaid so to a large extent they decide if they have the time or energy to take on projects.  If your PTA really believes it is not allowed to advocate you should become the PTA MCCPTA delegate which will allow you full access to all the rules plus a community of PTAs who do advocate who can give advice.  [/quote]

Thanks for thinking of us little ole parents. But no thanks to MCCPTA.[/quote]

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