County Executive Marc Elrich to Announce Partnership with MCPS to Address School Safety and Student Well-Being Initiative

Montgomery County Maryland sent this bulletin at 04/22/2021 06:33 PM EDT
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County Executive Marc Elrich to Announce Partnership with MCPS to Address School Safety and Student Well-Being Initiative

For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 22, 2021

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich will be joined by members of the County Council, members of the Montgomery County Board of Education, Department of Health and Human Services and the Montgomery County Police Department at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, April 23, in front of the Executive Office Building main entrance, to announce the launch of an interagency partnership to address school safety and student well-being. 

The Reimagining School Safety and Students’ Well-Being Initiative is a collaboration between the County Executive and Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). The Reimagining Students’ Safety and Well-Being initiative will rethink and reshape public safety in our schools and provide the best social and mental health support for our students. The interagency committee will lead the implementation of a holistic approach to reimagining safety and mental health supports in MCPS.

SPEAKERS:

  • County Executive Marc Elrich
  • Council President Tom Hucker
  • Council Vice President Gabe Albornoz
  • Brenda Wolff, president Montgomery County Board of Education
  • Nick Asante, student member Montgomery County Board of Education
  • Councilmember Nancy Navarro
  • Councilmember Craig Rice
  • Councilmember Will Jawando
  • Marcus Jones, chief of Montgomery County Police Department
  • Dr. Raymond Crowel, director of the County’s Department of Health and Human Services

LOCATION:    
Executive Office Building, 101 Monroe St., Rockville. Event will be held outdoors in front of the building, by the traffic circle. 

PARKING:    
Public parking is available on the lower level of the Council Office Building garage at the corner of Monroe and Jefferson streets and other local-area parking lots and garages.

The event can be viewed live on the County's Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/montgomerycountyinfo and County Cable Montgomery at Comcast/RCN Channel 6 and HD Channel 996 or Verizon Channel 30.  

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Media Contact: Barry Hudson, 240-300-7348