Dear Supporters,
Thanks to all of you who have signed the petition and shared with others! The signatures are coming in. Please continue to help in the following ways: spread the word, post to your social media, direct your concerns to MCPS, and (if so inclined) pray.
MCPS can be found online here:
- Instagram = @mcps_md
- Threads = @mcps_md
- Facebook = Montgomery County Public Schools
- Twitter/X = @mcps
- MCPS Ombudsman Office ** (see bottom of message)
Montgomery Blair High School students come from not only Silver Spring but across the county due to the Magnet and CAP programs. What happens at Blair really does ripple throughout Montgomery County.
For anyone who has a letter writing itch, here are local politicians.
U.S. House of Representatives:
8th Congressional District: Rep. Jamie Raskin (D)
U.S. Senate:
119th Congress: Sen. Angela D. Alsobrooks (D); Sen. Christopher Van Hollen, Jr. (D)
Maryland General Assembly:
District 20 (Blair HS): Sen. William C. Smith, Del. David Moon, Del. Jheanelle K. Wilkins, Del. Lorig Charkoudian
Direct e-mails for the Maryland General Assembly members are here (for copy-and-paste ease): will.smith@senate.state.md.us, David.Moon@house.state.md.us, jheanelle.wilkins@house.state.md.us, lorig.charkoudian@house.state.md.us.
Whether you are friend or stranger, Blair alumni (Blazers for life!) or community member, near or far, we deeply appreciate all of your support. Thank you a thousand times over!
- Halima and allies
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** Montgomery County Board of Education Legal Disclaimer:
Please note that individual BOE members' email addresses should never be used for official communications that must be made to the Board, especially for matters on appeal and legal notices. [I'm obligated to tell you that.]
Instead, you may contact the MCPS Office of the Ombudsman -- "appointed by the Montgomery County Board of Education and is considered an independent or neutral party who seeks to resolve school-related problems as quickly and efficiently as possible, especially for those for which a formal resolution process does not exist," per MCPS.