Two new elementary schools will open overcrowded
By John Curran
Frederick County Public Schools are building two new schools to alleviate overcrowding, however, these schools will be overcrowded when they open.
Frederick County has approved the funding needed to build two new elementary schools in the county, Sugarloaf Elementary and Butterfly Ridge Elementary.
Theresa Alban, superintendent of Frederick County Pubic Schools, said that when both schools open in fall 2018 they will be at maximum capacity.
“We are trying to stay ahead and build schools before developments are complete by having the planning and zoning commission alert us when permits are pulled for construction,” Alban said. “It’s not always possible because we are playing catch up and many of our current schools need to be renovated.”
The reason many schools aren’t being built is because of the number of existing schools that need to be renovated in the county. The county has many schools that are over 30 years old and are experiencing a high number of service repairs. Money is not...