Accusations of influence-peddling and bad-faith negotiations flew Thursday over the replacement of a Potomac school while parents at neighboring schools continued to wait for relief from overcrowding.

Montgomery County Council Chairman George Leventhal accused the School Board of making promises to Potomac Elementary School parents in exchange for support of controversial plans to replace Seven Locks Elementary School on nearby Kendale Road. The replacement would relieve overcrowding at Potomac and Bells Mill elementary schools.

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