MCPS Talks School Safety, Reacts to Perry Hall High Shooting
Montgomery County school officials discussed school safety after hearing about a school shooting 55 miles north in Perry Hall.
Montgomery County school officials said Monday they were taking security seriously on the first day of school and in the wake of a shooting at a high school in Perry Hall, MD, that was visited less than a week ago by Education Secretary Arne Duncan. According to Perry Hall Patch, officials say a 15-year-old student shot a 17-year-old student in the back at Perry Hall High School on the first day of school. The victim was airlifted to a local shock trauma center in serious condition, Baltimore County police told Patch. » See what people are saying on social media. Follow Perry Hall Patch on Twitter for live updates. In Montgomery County, public school information director Dana Tofig said officials were focusing on security but there were …
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J. Medina
8:59 am on Tuesday, August 28, 2012
My thought go out to the family of the student and all those affected by this tragedy. more ›