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Wootton shooting: Montgomery County schools report details quick response — and need for better security

Within four minutes of the shooting at Rockville’s Wootton High School, the principal placed the campus on lockdown and a staffer called 911, according to a report on the incident released to families Wednesday.

The report outlines what happened after a shooting in a campus stairwell, providing the clearest picture yet of the Feb. 9 incident, in which a 16-year-old was injured. The victim was taken to recover at a hospital, and the suspect, a fellow student, was charged with attempted second-degree murder.

In the 56-page After-Action Report, district officials commend the response of law enforcement and campus staff, including the school nurse who rendered first aid to the injured student.

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Move over birding, the focus shifts to Frog Watch season

Spring migration is underway, and birders are breaking out their binoculars, but they're not the only ones on the hunt to observe and document wildlife in their area. Montgomery County Parks Naturalist Jackie Raiford told WTOP that 40 volunteers signed up this year for the Maryland county's FrogWatch program, a nationwide community science program that monitors from frog populations and launched locally in 1998.
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