The Brief
- A section of Magruder High School’s ceiling collapsed during the school’s spring musical.
- The auditorium is now closed, and the show has been moved to Shady Grove Middle School.
- Parents have called for improvements, but funding delays have left maintenance issues unresolved.
- Superintendent Dr. Taylor has requested $9 million for school maintenance in the upcoming budget.
DERWOOD, Md. – Parents and students at a Montgomery County school are frustrated after a part of the ceiling falls during the opening weekend of the school’s spring musical over the weekend.
Ceiling collapses during spring musical
The backstory:
Magruder High School in Derwood is about 55 years old and naturally has some maintenance issues.
“Our infrastructure is aging in general, the cost of maintenance and repairs and construction is increasing in general, and our budget is becoming more restrained, so when you put all those pieces together, it’s certainly frustrating that the ones impacted by this are our students,” said Magruder PTSA President Kim Glassman.…