Answers after 14yearold girl is reportedly raped by classmates in their Montgomery County school. We track down the superintendent. Can you assure parents their students are safe is absolutely. I have five children i understand. A home explosion in maryland left this family without a home too. For the first time, the family is asking fox 5 about how their dealing with the unimaginable tragedy thieves breaking into local gun shops wiping them clean. How police managed to track down the suspects. We begin any a fox 5 exclusive. A teenager is raped in her high school and for days, the School Superintendent has been side stepping parent concerns and our inquiries. Im tony perkins im shawn yancy. Fox 5 made several attempts to speak with Montgomery County public School Superintendent jack smith. It wasnt until tonight when we caught him leaving his office that we finally got a response. Marina marraco joins us live with the exclusive interview. This crime happened in Montgomery County. Shou
School superintendent to address parents concern. Since the crime, fox 5 made several attempts to speak with jack smith. It wasnt until tonight when we went to the board of education that we got a response. Fox 5s Marina Marraco is live with the exclusive interview. Marina. Reporter tons of questions parents have asked us to ask the superintendent. We put in three separate formal requests for an interview with dr. Smith. All three were denied. Yesterday dr. Smith put out a public open letter condemning the sexual assault. Still not answering any questions. And after waiting three hours at the board of education, we final the caught up with dr. Smith as he left the office. I put out a letter last night its a terrible situation. Its a horrible situation. When we look at all the information from hand it over to the police immediately and at this point, its their investigation. Reporter but you had an 18yearold in your oxon hill enrolled as a freshman. You dont see that as a problem we hav
School superintendent to address parents concern. Since the crime, fox 5 made several attempts to speak with jack smith. It wasnt until tonight when we went to the board of education that we got a response. Fox 5s Marina Marraco is live with the exclusive interview. Marina. Reporter tons of questions parents have asked us to ask the superintendent. We put in three separate formal requests for an interview with dr. Smith. All three were denied. Yesterday dr. Smith put out a public open letter condemning the sexual assault. Still not answering any questions. And after waiting three hours at the board of education, we final the caught up with dr. Smith as he left the office. I put out a letter last night its a terrible situation. Its a horrible situation. When we look at all the information from hand it over to the police immediately and at this point, its their investigation. Reporter but you had an 18yearold in your oxon hill enrolled as a freshman. You dont see that as a problem we hav
They shut gas off and let Everything Air out and it looks like things will be okay. But at this point theyre still kind of checking everyone to make sure that they will be all right as well. Back to you guys. All right. Melanie, thank you very much for the report. 4 31 this morning fox5 presses for answers in disturbing case out of Montgomery County this comes after 14yearold girl is raimd by app 18yearold classmate at rockville high school. Fox5 made several attempts tomorrow some with Montgomery County Public Schools jack minl and last night we exclusively caught up with him as he left his office. Heres what he had to stay. Our student was in a program for English Learners and thats a program we have across the system and so its not a matter of what grade theyre in. I really cant talk about any of the facts around the case because theres an Ongoing Police investigation and the police and courts will sort all of that out. And fox5 also learned there were ice detainers against both sus
Big problems as you head from gainsville into certaintyville and crash 66 on eastbound side by 234 sutly road and left lane, Left Shoulder blocked and traffic moving speeds under 10 miles an hour and dealing with two water main breaks one in alexandria and one in arlington this morning and you see opt map other slow downs to get to as well. Well keep you updated. Arlington ridge to south langton with that water main break. And our big story this morning a fox5 exclusive. Fox5 the only ones to speak with Montgomery County Public School super intend end over the alleged rain of a girl at and of her 17 and 18yearold classmates. After several attempts to talk to jay smith we caught up with him last night he assured students are safe within the School System. Melanie alnwick is look will with more on the sklus avenue reaction from the superintendent. What did very to sa say. He was because of we heard of the Ongoing Investigation and he addressed some concerns. First let me tell you parents