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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is not diverse.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_S._Wootton_High_School#:~:text=During%2520the%25202022%E2%80%932023%2520school%2520year%252C%2520the%2520school's,38.3%2525%2520Asian%252C%252011.8%2525%2520Black%252C%2520and%25208.2%2525%2520Hispanic.

data.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity 2022–2023[2]
White	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Two or More Races	American Indian/Alaska Native
711	732	224	157	80	4
During the 2022–2023 school year, the school's racial composition was 37.3% white, 38.3% Asian, 11.8% Black, and 8.2% Hispanic.[8] Multiracial students made up less than 5% of the student body, as did Native and Pacific Islander American students.[8] The overall size of the student body was 1,911.[8]
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Interesting past few years.

On October 9, 2020, former football coach Christopher Papadopoulos was sentenced to 18 months in jail with 5 years of probation with his addition to the Maryland sex offender registry. Papadopolous pleaded guilty to one count of sexual abuse of a minor and one count of fourth-degree sex offense. These charges stemmed from his sexual assault of several 17-year-old minors in his home in Gaithersburg.[14]

On November 2, 2021, a report of a sexual assault occurring in the school's locker room was received by Montgomery County Police. Members of the school's varsity team were allegedly involved in this incident. Several students and staff members were interviewed in an investigation with officers from the police department's Special Victims Investigation Division. However, the investigation yielded no evidence of an occurrence of a sexual assault.[15]

On April 18, 2024, an 18-year-old student was arrested by the Montgomery County Police Department for shooting threats made against the school. The FBI contacted the MCPD, after which they proceeded to obtain a search warrant to investigate the student's home, where they discovered violent drawings and documents relating to mass violence, including a 129-page long manifesto, containing numerous threats of violence against the student population and staff of Wootton High School.[16]

In December, 2024, Douglas Nelson, the principal of the high school, was placed on administrative leave, due to his failure to properly respond to reports of racism amongst the student body. Dr. Joseph Bostic has taken his place as acting principal.[17]

Its infrastructure is aging, a cause of concern for many students and teachers alike. It was found to have lead in its water, but those issues have not been fixed as of 2018.[18] However, Montgomery County Public School Student Member of the Board candidates of 2023 are promising to fix this.[19]

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