Don’t forget the announcement to close both highly respected magnet programs (Blair Science and Math and RMIB).

Parents sue all the time.

I think there is more awareness due to social media. I think many things have been happening for a long time but it was easier to cover up.

Now run it through AI and put it to a song and present it to Taylor. Maybe make a video.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is 2025 the worst year in MCPS history?

They sued parents and lost in the supreme court.

They didn’t pay teachers on time for summer school.

They didn’t have current background checks for thousands of employees.

They paid a teacher half a million dollars for making up lies about him.

An MCPS student tragically died by being hit by an MCPS school bus.

Multiple schools have had to close due to flooding due to years of neglect.

They announced that they plan to redistrict every school with blatant lies and zero transparency.

They announced the new school that taxpayers funded will be used as a holding school.

An MCPS student was attacked with a deadly weapon by an intruder at a high school and the school and district engaged in a cover up.

An MCPS middle school student was hospitalized after being attacked by another MCPS student and the school and district engaged in a cover up.

The attorney general found gross misuse of funds and not following MCPS’s own protocols while spending taxpayer money.

They changed the grading policy to ensure grade inflation.

They spent millions of dollars without Board approval.

They announced the abrupt closing of a large middle school, only to attempt to walk it back.

Multiple articles in the news about egregious student behavior that permeates elementary schools.

They prematurely announced the closing of the only charter school in the district.

I’ve been involved in this system for a long time, and I cannot remember a year as awful as this one.

Huh? Wait. The changes in grading policy actually mitigate the previous policy that led to the grade inflation.

All the other stuff you listed is correct, but this one is wrong.

Came to say this! The changes in grading were good — though I wish they would institute plus/minus grades as well. But this was an important first step and should mitigate some of the grade inflation.

Anonymous wrote:Is 2025 the worst year in MCPS history?

They sued parents and lost in the supreme court.

They didn’t pay teachers on time for summer school.

They didn’t have current background checks for thousands of employees.

They paid a teacher half a million dollars for making up lies about him.

An MCPS student tragically died by being hit by an MCPS school bus.

Multiple schools have had to close due to flooding due to years of neglect.

They announced that they plan to redistrict every school with blatant lies and zero transparency.

They announced the new school that taxpayers funded will be used as a holding school.

An MCPS student was attacked with a deadly weapon by an intruder at a high school and the school and district engaged in a cover up.

An MCPS middle school student was hospitalized after being attacked by another MCPS student and the school and district engaged in a cover up.

The attorney general found gross misuse of funds and not following MCPS’s own protocols while spending taxpayer money.

They changed the grading policy to ensure grade inflation.

They spent millions of dollars without Board approval.

They announced the abrupt closing of a large middle school, only to attempt to walk it back.

Multiple articles in the news about egregious student behavior that permeates elementary schools.

They prematurely announced the closing of the only charter school in the district.

I’ve been involved in this system for a long time, and I cannot remember a year as awful as this one.

The parents sued. MCPS did not sue.

Anonymous wrote:OP: You listed all of those things, and I will ask: What was the consequence and accountability for all of those failures?

Did the BOE chastise the superintendent?

Did the County Council call for increased accountability from the school system and threaten to withhold funding unless MCPS complied?

Did MSDE discipline or hold the BOE accountable for its failures in oversight of the system?

Did anyone get fired?

Did any policy changes emerge from any of these systemic failures?

The answer, of course, to all of those questions is no. And so while you've accurately captured what has been a bad year for MCPS, the truth is it doesn't matter. MCPS can and will continue to have bad and serious incidents and nothing will change, because the County Council, BOE and MSDE want it that way.

Also, because not enough parents, teachers and community members are angry enough and speaking out in public to force the system to change.

Nothing is going to change.

OP, don't forget the Northwood High School gun lockdown and arrest: https://wjla.com/news/local/northwood-high-school-lockdown-montgomery-county-gun-found-students-fight-one-student-custody-arrested-police-department-investigation-mcps-firearms

Anonymous wrote:When you have blatant and unapologetic con-artists like Moran, Porter (Hazel) and McGuire running the show, these are the predictable results.

Hopefully tragedy eludes us in 2026, but one thing is for sure, the corruption, incompetence and gaslighting will continue with this regime.

McGuire especially is dangerous.

I think Moran and Porter are go-along, get-along types. They would probably be fine under a good, competent superintendent and chief of staff. But under Taylor and McGuire, they're just reluctant lap dogs.

OP: You listed all of those things, and I will ask: What was the consequence and accountability for all of those failures?

Did the BOE chastise the superintendent?

Did the County Council call for increased accountability from the school system and threaten to withhold funding unless MCPS complied?

Did MSDE discipline or hold the BOE accountable for its failures in oversight of the system?

Did anyone get fired?

Did any policy changes emerge from any of these systemic failures?

The answer, of course, to all of those questions is no. And so while you've accurately captured what has been a bad year for MCPS, the truth is it doesn't matter. MCPS can and will continue to have bad and serious incidents and nothing will change, because the County Council, BOE and MSDE want it that way.

Also, because not enough parents, teachers and community members are angry enough and speaking out in public to force the system to change.

Sadly, no one any good will want the superintendent job.

Anonymous wrote:Is 2025 the worst year in MCPS history?

They sued parents and lost in the supreme court.

They didn’t pay teachers on time for summer school.

They didn’t have current background checks for thousands of employees.

They paid a teacher half a million dollars for making up lies about him.

An MCPS student tragically died by being hit by an MCPS school bus.

Multiple schools have had to close due to flooding due to years of neglect.

They announced that they plan to redistrict every school with blatant lies and zero transparency.

They announced the new school that taxpayers funded will be used as a holding school.

An MCPS student was attacked with a deadly weapon by an intruder at a high school and the school and district engaged in a cover up.

An MCPS middle school student was hospitalized after being attacked by another MCPS student and the school and district engaged in a cover up.

The attorney general found gross misuse of funds and not following MCPS’s own protocols while spending taxpayer money.

They changed the grading policy to ensure grade inflation.

They spent millions of dollars without Board approval.

They announced the abrupt closing of a large middle school, only to attempt to walk it back.

Multiple articles in the news about egregious student behavior that permeates elementary schools.

They prematurely announced the closing of the only charter school in the district.

I’ve been involved in this system for a long time, and I cannot remember a year as awful as this one.

Huh? Wait. The changes in grading policy actually mitigate the previous policy that led to the grade inflation.

All the other stuff you listed is correct, but this one is wrong.

Until 2026 shows up...

When you have blatant and unapologetic con-artists like Moran, Porter (Hazel) and McGuire running the show, these are the predictable results.

Hopefully tragedy eludes us in 2026, but one thing is for sure, the corruption, incompetence and gaslighting will continue with this regime.

2020

Yeah, I think there was a perception that the White male superintendent would be tough on violence in schools and get MCPS central office to shape up but he just seems to be an incompetent chaos agent.

Is 2025 the worst year in MCPS history?

They sued parents and lost in the supreme court.

They didn’t pay teachers on time for summer school.

They didn’t have current background checks for thousands of employees.

They paid a teacher half a million dollars for making up lies about him.

An MCPS student tragically died by being hit by an MCPS school bus.

Multiple schools have had to close due to flooding due to years of neglect.

They announced that they plan to redistrict every school with blatant lies and zero transparency.

They announced the new school that taxpayers funded will be used as a holding school.

An MCPS student was attacked with a deadly weapon by an intruder at a high school and the school and district engaged in a cover up.

An MCPS middle school student was hospitalized after being attacked by another MCPS student and the school and district engaged in a cover up.

The attorney general found gross misuse of funds and not following MCPS’s own protocols while spending taxpayer money.

They changed the grading policy to ensure grade inflation.

They spent millions of dollars without Board approval.

They announced the abrupt closing of a large middle school, only to attempt to walk it back.

Multiple articles in the news about egregious student behavior that permeates elementary schools.

They prematurely announced the closing of the only charter school in the district.

I’ve been involved in this system for a long time, and I cannot remember a year as awful as this one.