 Why are there so many complaints made against Montgomery County Public Schools? The Washington Post reports the county's inspector general received 185 complaints from July 1st of last year to June 30th of this year about the school system. In comparison, the year before there were only 22 complaints made. When asked about the increase in complaints, an MCPS spokesperson referred to their corrective plan given to the county council last month. MCPS also says they encourage people to make reports and have made the