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Months after autistic 4-year-old ran away, Jefferson-Houston Elementary School administrators returning to work
The head of school and academic principal at Jefferson-Houston PreK-8 School are returning to work after four months of forced leave after an autistic four-year-old student walked away from the school and was found walking barefoot in the middle of the street near the King St. Metro station. In a...
2024’s Largest High School in Maryland
Before it became the largest high school in Maryland in terms of square footage, Seneca Valley High School (19401 Crystal Rock Dr. Germantown, MD) opened in its original building in 1974. The school sits on land that was once the site of a dairy farm owned by baseball player Walter Johnson. Johnson purchased the land in 1935 and lived there with his family until his death in 1946. It was Germantown’s only high school until Northwest opened in 1998. Seneca Valley ranks 21st in the list of the largest high schools by enrollment in 2024.
Recruiting scandal at Hayfield widens into multiple investigations
This spring, soon after football coach Darryl Overton announced he was starting a “New legacy” at Hayfield Secondary School, the school’s director of student services, Erin Crowley, and an assistant principal, Carmen Lofton Johnson, rang the alarm bell with the school’s principal, Darin Thompson, about a rush of students transferring to Hayfield with curious paperwork. At the same time, enrollment dropped countywide, according to people familiar with the situation.
Hillsboro Charter Academy to be Considered in Division’s Six Year Construction Plan
Facility improvements at Hillsboro Charter Academy will now be considered in the Loudoun County Public School's six-year construction plan after the School Board voted Tuesday to amend the charter agreement. However, the division isn’t obligated to fund any projects at the campus. HCA Board of Directors Chair Joe Luppino-Esposito...
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