Overview: The Montgomery County School Board meeting centered on a contentious new memo that mandates the prior review of student journalism, sparking debate over press freedoms. Concerns were raised about this directive, issued by Superintendent Dr. Peter Moran, which many argue infringes upon student journalists’ rights protected under Maryland’s New Voices law. The meeting also addressed robotics programs’ resource disparities, infrastructure issues in schools, and the establishment of an Internal Audit Unit Charter.