LOCAL EDUCATION

Montgomery College closed all its locations and suspended services Friday because of email threats from a former student.

Students in Loudoun County will now be allowed to carry naloxone, a drug that can reverse the effects of opioids, on school grounds.

Loudoun County students became food critics at a school lunch food show, sampling diverse recipes and providing feedback.

Jazzmyne Townsend was named D.C. Teacher of the Year for her mentorship and literacy initiatives at Stanton Elementary School.

Prince George’s County police charged 10 students and identified four other youth after investigating 47 school threats.

D.C. teachers reached a tentative labor deal securing pay raises and better working conditions for public school staff.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin repeated concerns that the current metric doesn’t accurately reflect performance. A new system is coming next year.

A federal judge sided against the University of Maryland’s decision to cancel an Oct. 7 interfaith vigil by a Students for Justice in Palestine chapter.

A Virginia school board agreed to pay a former teacher more than $500,000 after he was fired for declining to use the pronouns of a transgender student in 2018.

Students for Justice in Palestine is urging a judge to allow an Oct. 7 vigil at the University of Maryland, citing First Amendment rights.

Naomi L. Brooks Elementary School in Alexandria is temporarily closed for cleaning after lead was detected in the building.

Following school shootings in Georgia, D.C. area schools experienced a surge in violent threats, leading to heightened law enforcement presence.

Montgomery County Public Schools updated its protocols for responding to hate incidents. Under the changes, police will be contacted in the most serious cases.

A Maryland teen was arrested for making social media threats to D.C. schools, according to police.

University of Maryland President Darryll J. Pines called for an independent review after being accused of plagiarism.

Virginia Senate Democrats introduced a bill to restrict cellphone use in schools, following Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s guidance.

Fourth graders from Powell Elementary School testified in support of a bill they wrote to recognize the red-backed salamander.

Students and staff were evacuated to a nearby church, officials said.