Woodmont Academy

Woodmont Academy
Address
14196 Frederick Rd
Cooksville, Maryland 21723
United States
Coordinates 39°20′47″N 77°00′25″W / 39.34639°N 77.00694°W / 39.34639; -77.00694Coordinates: 39°20′47″N 77°00′25″W / 39.34639°N 77.00694°W / 39.34639; -77.00694
Information
Type Private School
Motto
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Established 1995
School district Within Howard County Public School System Boundies
Principal John Farrell
Enrollment 185 (2011)

Woodmont Academy serves families from Howard County, Maryland. It is not affiliated with the Howard County Public School System.

School History

The Woodmont Academy was founded by the Legionaries of Christ in Baltimore County with 49 students in the first class. In 2003, the school relocated to the 66 acres Cooksville facility. In 2010, the Vatican condemned Father Marcial Maciel for molesting underage males and fathering at least one child of a student.[1]

Redevelopment

In 2013, former James N. Robey aide Sang Oh representing Dar-us-Salaam, petitioned Howard County to rezone the Woodmont Property. The zoning application was dropped, but plans to move the Dar-us-Salaam facility from College Park to Cooksville proceeded as a conditional use.[2]

References and notes

  1. ↑ Sara Toth (20 April 2011). "Woodmont Academy to close after 16 years 'There's nothing else here in western Howard County'". The Howard County Times.
  2. ↑ "Rezoning request for Woodmont Academy withdrawn". The Baltimore Sun. 19 June 2013.

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