No Teen Curfew … for Now

by Bethany Van Waes ’12 Last July, Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett posed a bill to impose a curfew on teens throughout Montgomery County. The proposal, which would make it generally illegal for those younger than 18 to be outside late at night, was met with vocal opposition from teens and some Montgomery County Council members raised their own concerns … Read More

County in Controversy Over Proposed Curfew

by Jacob Bogage ’12 As teen gangs gathered in downtown Silver Spring July 1, police could do nothing but stand around and watch. They questioned members to slow them down and divert them, but officers had to stand by helplessly until the brawl they anticipated ensued and a young girl was stabbed. The incident prompted County Executive Isaiah Leggett to … Read More