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    "Parents raise new concerns over MCPS boundary 'Option H' proposal",
    "16-year-old charged after shooting classmate at Wootton High School: police"
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  "textContent": "A new 50‑page report details significant failures by Montgomery County Public Schools in the response to last month’s shooting at Wootton High School.\n\nThe report notes several positives, including appropriate medical supplies on campus, a rapid response from emergency crews and the quick identification of the student suspect.\n\nBut it also highlights major communication and supervision lapses before and after the shooting.\n\nREAD MORE: Parents raise new concerns over MCPS boundary 'Option H' proposal\n\nAccording to the findings, Alnwick says the 16‑year‑old suspect interacted with the victim inside the school for nearly 25 minutes before the attack. The report says the student exited and re‑entered the building multiple times and even walked through the main office before the shooting.\n\nWhen the shooting occurred, confusion over the first radio call delayed staff action.\n\nOfficials initially issued a hold instead of a lockdown, which came three minutes later, after a gunshot wound was confirmed.\n\nThe report also found problems with the parent‑student reunification process. Some students did not return home until after 9:30 p.m.\n\nMCPS outlined several actions it plans to take, including increasing student supervision, upgrading radios and monitoring tools, expanding emergency response training and improving reunification procedures.\n\nSome parents told FOX 5’s Melanie Alnwick that recent changes to lunch and advisory periods have become too restrictive.\n\nThe victim survived the shooting. The 16‑year‑old suspect has been charged as an adult.\n\nRELATED: 16-year-old charged after shooting classmate at Wootton High School: police",
  "title": "School community reacts after report outlines failures in MCPS shooting response"
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