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New rules, new schools greet students returning to class in Montgomery, Prince George鈥檚 counties

By John Domen
Luke Lukert
August 25, 2026 | 4:27 PM

Students headed back to class in Montgomery and Prince George鈥檚 counties Tuesday, starting a new school year with everything from a stricter cellphone policy to renovated athletic facilities and newly opened schools. At James Hubert Blake High School in Montgomery County, Maryland, students streamed in with sleep still in their eyes and phones in their hands, ready for another academic year. Meanwhile, students at Frederick Douglass High School in Prince George鈥檚 County gathered on a newly renovated football field to start the year. Elsewhere in the county, students were welcomed into two new elementary schools. Cellphones go away in Montgomery County