Some Montgomery County students plan to walkout Friday in demand of virtual learning.

Students at 18 schools across the county have already pledged to participate in the walkouts on Friday at noon.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — Some Montgomery County students are planning to walk out of their schools Friday in protest of the school system’s COVID learning plan.

Currently, Montgomery County Public Schools is only allowing its schools to go virtual, on a case-by-case basis, in response to the omicron surge.

The move has been a point of contention in Montgomery County as many parents have asked for more transparency from the school system regarding how it is decides which schools go virtual and which stay in person.

On Friday, students at 18 MCPS schools will walkout with the demand make classes virtual for the next two weeks.

Participating students have branded the effort as “MCPS Students for Virtual” on social media and have distributed signs for their respective schools that read “Walkout for COVID Safety”.

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