| Good morning. It's Thursday, Dec. 1. I'm blasting Christine McVie's hits — "Don't Stop," "Say You Love Me" and many more — to honor her memory. Onward to the news. ☀️ 46/22. Clear skies, but a wintry chill rings in the new month. Capital Weather Gang gives it a 3/10. |
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 | Rescuers described how they removed two people from a plane crash on power lines. | - The team of firefighters and utility crews in Montgomery County knew they were in for a once-in-a-career experience as they plotted the rescue of two people stranded amid high-voltage power lines 100 feet in the air Sunday night.
- The plan: Emergency personnel told the pilot to stay put after he told a 911 dispatcher he thought he could climb out. Pepco had to cut power before the crew could shepherd the pair onto bucket trucks.
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 | Maryland investigated 23 fatal encounters involving police over the past year. | - The state created the Independent Investigations Division to improve police accountability. The first report, released this week, showed that 14 people killed by officers were Black, three were Hispanic and at least five were White.
- What's next? The lawmaker who sponsored the bill that created the division wants to give it prosecutorial power, since the division can only report what it finds and doesn't make recommendations on charges.
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 | Loudoun County's school board approved a policy regulating "sexually explicit content." | - What's new: Schools must notify parents 30 days in advance when teaching materials include such content. Parents have the right to review the lesson and request an alternative assignment.
- Why? A law passed earlier this year says Virginia's 133 school districts must adopt versions of guidelines regulating the handling of sexually explicit material. The measure has been controversial because some say schools could become less safe for LGBTQ students and employees.
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 | An investigation found that Fairfax County failed students with disabilities during the pandemic. | - The county's public schools reduced special-education instruction and didn't track the services it did provide, according to a U.S. Education Department report shared yesterday.
- The remedies: Fairfax County must assess each student's case and give them a chance to catch up.
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 | A D.C. organization teaches English across the world. | - Washington English Center has helped more than 50,000 immigrants and refugees learn the language as they navigate their new communities.
- Online migration: The nonprofit, which was founded in 1993 and has 450 volunteers, had been solely in-person until the pandemic, when it began offering online classes to those coming to the United States or Canada.
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 | East Potomac Park will swap a car lane for a bike and pedestrian path. | - Where? On the stretch of Ohio Drive that leads to Hains Point, where two pedestrians were fatally struck in 2021. The marked 2.5-mile path is meant to increase safety and accessibility.
- Work is expected to start in early December and will last about a week. The park will be closed to motorists, pedestrians and cyclists during that time.
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 | Learning another language can change lives, according to local teachers. | - D.C. and Fairfax County educators told The Post about their experiences with children who were enrolled in French, Japanese and Spanish immersion programs. They said that bilingual education fosters greater cultural understanding.
- One of the teachers at Great Falls Elementary School learned English as a second language in kindergarten in Japan and has been grateful to know different forms of expression.
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