LCPS proposes speeding up restroom privacy work at all secondary schools

What happened

LCPS plans to ask the county for $14.6 million to accelerate its secondary-school restroom privacy project. The funding would move the project up by two years, bringing the planned timeline for all middle and high schools to five years.

Why it matters to families

If the county approves the request, students at secondary schools would see the privacy improvements completed sooner across the district.

The evidence

At its November 10 meeting, the School Board reviewed a staff proposal to request $14.6 million from the county's FY26 year-end fund balance for the capital project. Staff said the funding would accelerate the project by two years and reduce its timeline to five years for all secondary schools. The request was not yet adopted: staff said it would return to the School Board as an action item December 1, before submission to the Board of Supervisors. The broader proposed request totaled $21,983,223, including $7,383,223 for the FY27 operating fund.

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