WASHINGTON – Maryland schools reported 1,739 suspensions for students who brought weapons to Maryland schools in the 1999-2000 school year and 636 subsequent expulsions, according to a new report by the state Department of Education
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Officials Say Student Did the Right Thing by Reporting Friend’s Threat
WASHINGTON – Frederick County School officials on Wednesday lauded an Urbana High School student who reported that a friend had threatened to bomb the school and kill himself
Maryland Teen Says After-School Programs Helped Him Get His Life Together
WASHINGTON – When Darnell Roberts’ friend asked him a few years ago if he wanted to start robbing people, 13-year-old Darnell agreed because he was beginning to feel the pressure to have money
Children, Families Left Out of Bush’s Tax Cut
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland families will fare better under President Bush’s proposed $1
Post Subsidiary’s Purchase of Maryland Papers Sparks Antitrust Charges
WASHINGTON – A Washington Post Co
Legislators Open New Front on Medical Marijuana Bill Battle
ANNAPOLIS – With the failure of a bill to permit the medical use of marijuana likely this year, supportive lawmakers are trying to send the issue to voters
Mid-Atlantic Shore Officials Say Beach Replenishment Spared Them Major Damage
WASHINGTON – Delmarva beaches weathered this week’s nor’easter with little beach erosion and only minor flooding, according to local and National Weather Service officials
Critics: Requiring a Moment of Silence in Schools Promotes Prayer
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland lawmakers should delay voting for a bill to require a daily moment of silence in public schools until the courts decide the constitutionality of a similar Virginia bill, said a civil rights lobbyist Tuesday
GOP Leaders Join Dems in Effort to Publicly Finance Campaigns
ANNAPOLIS – Prominent Republicans are joining Democrats to enact public financing for General Assembly campaigns — a policy that could help the GOP compete with Maryland’s majority party