Montgomery County Students To Participate In Youth Town Halls

WHEATON, MD — Students will have the opportunity to speak with members of the Montgomery County Council at two of youth town hall meetings this fall.

This year's town halls, hosted by the county council, will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 30 at Clarksburg High School and Wednesday, Nov. 13 at Wheaton High School. Children can voice their opinions on a number of issues, including school safety, bullying, and racism.

"Every time we have the opportunity to hear from the young residents of Montgomery County it gives me a great sense of pride," said Council President Nancy Navarro. "Last year we had engaging discussion on various topics relating to school safety, bullying, mental health resources, and more. Since then our young residents have continued to participate in our racial equity and social justice discussions that we've had since March. I am excited for the future of this County because I have great confidence that our up and coming leaders will work hard to continue to improve our County and the lives of all residents."

The Oct. 30 town hall will be held in Clarksburg High School's auditorium; and the Nov. 13 town hall will be held in Wheaton High School's auditorium. Doors open at 6 p.m. for a pre-meeting pizza reception in each respective school's cafeteria.

Both meetings will take place between 7 and 8:30 p.m.

They will be broadcast live on County Cable Montgomery (CCM—cable Channel 996 on Comcast, Channel 1056 on RCN, and Channel 30 on Verizon) rebroadcast at various times in the weeks following the meeting, officials say. The meetings will also be streamed on Facebook Live and YouTube (FB.com/CountyCableMoco and YouTube.com/CountyCableMoCo).

Learn more by watching https://youtu.be/nT5F_Clwo2c or calling 240-777-7931.