MCPS: Who Gets The Crown?

“Our Kids Are Not Chess Pieces”: Families React to MCPS Redistricting Plan

Published Wednesday, Feb. 4

Maryland’s largest school district is considering major redistricting changes, and families are fired up. Montgomery County parents are pushing back against proposals that could shift where their kids attend high school — including who gets to go to the brand-new Crown High in Gaithersburg. Families say the changes could split cohorts and disrupt students’ sense of community as the district prepares to vote.