ms. silvestre, you're recognize for five minutes. welcome. >> chairman bean, ranking member bonamici, members of the subcommittee, good morning. my name is carlos silva screen and i'm the president of the board of education for montgomery county public schools in maryland. appreciate the oppo speak with you today about our efforts to address anti-semitism in our school system. let me begin by assuring the committee board of education is committed to combating anti-semitism, hate speech and racism wherever and whenever we see it. i can't tell you we've gotten it right every time, but as a board, we are committed to working with our administrators and our communities to constantly improve the processes and outcomes. montgomery county public schools are the largest in the country with 160,000 students and nearly 25,000 employees. we are one of the most diverse districts in the nation and our families and students come from every major religion and ethnicity and to speak over 162 languages. more than a third of the county residents are f