Karla Silvestre, the president of the Board of Education, joined the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Democratic Breakfast club on Oct. 23 to discuss issues that the school system is facing and answered community member’s questions and comments. Silvestre touched on the investigation of allegations of sexual misconduct by a Montgomery County Public Schools principal, how to support students and schools during the Israel-Hamas war, the school district’s climate initiatives, the electric school bus program and some budget details.
