When a 12-year-old student brought a handgun to MacArthur Middle School this month, Anne Arundel Police criticized a new state law barring them from pressing charges. Proponents say the Juvenile Justice Reform Act protects minors. Critics want it repealed.
Security upgrades and full-day kindergarten will be on the ballot April 4, when Prospect Heights Elementary School District 23 asks voters to approve a tax rate increase.
The Prospect Heights Elementary School Dist. 23 Board of Education unanimously approved a resolution Jan. 11 placing a $0.48 tax rate increase referendum question on the April 4 consolidated election ballot to improve safety and security at all four district schools and to offer full-day kindergarten for all students. Those with a home market value
The aim of House Bill 459 is to limit the number of children entering the system, which data shows is likely to improve outcomes and reduce the likelihood children commit more violent offenses.