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In today's newsletter:

  • How a new tech magnet could change options for Parkville students
  • How Overlea's crowding compares to disability support at Parkville schools

Also on today's calendar: Happiness Is Yelling Bingo and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Saturday: Pleasant with high clouds, with a high of 70 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Republican candidates propose magnet school to ease Overlea High School overcrowding (wmar2news.com) — Republican candidates are pitching a plan to turn a closed Baltimore County school into a tech-focused magnet program that would relieve overcrowding at Overlea High and open spots for Parkville High students. If approved, Parkville teens could apply to the new school, potentially gaining access to trades and technology training as boundary studies and public discussions continue.
   

• Overlea High School overcrowding raises concerns about disability services (somdnews.com) — Families in nearby Overlea are raising alarms that overcrowding may be undermining disability accommodations, contrasting their struggles with more positive experiences at Parkville Middle and High. Local candidates and relatives of a former Overlea student describe alleged gaps in IEP and 504 plan implementation, while Baltimore County Public Schools maintains it is committed to serving all students' needs.
   

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