Teachers union disrupts Montgomery County Council over tax hike, forces recess

Dozens of teachers union members disrupted a County Council session on Tuesday afternoon to demand Montgomery County Public Schools’ proposed $3.15 billion operating budget be fully funded. The council was poised to read a proclamation recognizing Teacher Appreciation Day but instead recessed when educators refused to give up the microphone. Members of the council’s Education & Culture Committee invited a few speakers to share remarks before reading the proclamation.