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K-12 schools

    Harford school board votes to fire superintendent after New Orleans debacle
    Harford County’s school board announced Monday night that it was terminating Superintendent Sean Bulson’s contract.
    A portrait of Sean W. Bulson, Harford County’s schools superintendent, hangs on the wall during a school board meeting in January. The school board voted Monday night to terminate his contract.
    Makeup snow day on major Muslim holiday sparks backlash
    Maryland school districts have long struggled to honor the religious obligations of their diverse student population.
    To the chagrin of some Muslim parents, Montgomery and Prince George’s county schools are using a major Muslim holiday as a snow makeup day.
    Aspiring teachers thought they were getting a full ride. Then the bills came.
    The Teaching Fellows for Maryland Scholarship is advertised as covering all tuition and fees, but it didn’t work out that way for some students.
    Arthur Liao applied for the scholarship last March while a senior at the University of Maryland, College Park. Liao said MHEC’s scholarship portal showed he was awarded about $30,000. Liao then said an official told him he didn’t get the full amount due to a “budget issue.”
    Gun found outside Sparrows Point High School after ICE walkout
    A relative picking up a student dropped the firearm, police said.
    County police responded to reports a gun was found outside Sparrows Point High School on Friday afternoon after a student walkout protesting ICE.
    ‘ICE out!’: Baltimore County students protest ICE, defy administrators after early dismissal
    Around two dozen high schools and middle schools in Baltimore County participated in Friday’s walkouts, but an hour before they began, Baltimore County Public Schools issued a 12:30 p.m. districtwide dismissal for “impending inclement weather.”
    February 6, 2026 - Students walk out of Sparrows Point High School to protest ICE being in their communities. They were joined by several other BCPS high schools including Perry Hall High School, Loch Raven High School, and Dundalk High School.
    List: School closures for Friday afternoon
    Some public school systems in Central Maryland are dismissing students early ahead of possible snow Friday afternoon.
    Possible light snow Friday afternoon could disrupt school commutes.
    Howard school board votes to increase summer program fees
    The Howard County Board of Education voted Thursday to increase the enrollment fees for the summer gifted and talented program and for the Black Student Achievement Program.
    The Howard County Board of Education voted Thursday to increase the enrollment fees for two summer programs for students.
    Wootton High students would go to school in Gaithersburg under superintendent’s plan
    A public hearing on the proposal is scheduled for Feb. 23.
    Students at Rockville’s Thomas S. Wootton High School may be packing their book bags for a campus in Gaithersburg.
    Baltimore School for the Arts closed for days after burst pipe floods building
    School officials did not say which parts of the building have been damaged or how extensive the damage is.
    Baltimore School for the Arts is closed for the next week after a burst sprinkler line flooded parts of the historic building.
    Man charged after accidental shooting at Glen Burnie elementary school leaves child wounded
    A 34-year-old Pasadena man was charged with allowing a minor access to firearms after an accidental shooting in a Glen Burnie elementary school.
    FEBRUARY 4, 2026 -Anne Arundel County police car seen outside of Freetown Elementary School in Glen Burnie.
    ‘That’s not our job!’ Tension between schools, county ratchets up after snowstorm
    School officials say they want to set the record straight after Montgomery County’s much-maligned response to the recent snowstorm.
    An ice-covered crosswalk in Rockville shows the road conditions that Montgomery County Public Schools are evaluating before deciding to open campuses
    How will Montgomery County schools make up their snow days?
    District officials outlined the beginnings of a plan to make up for lost learning time.
    A girl sleds down a hill on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, during a snowstorm in Silver Spring, Md. at Pinecrest Park.
    Baltimore City students struggle to get to school through snowcrete, bus cancellations
    With inches of ice on top of snow and freezing temperatures, what is now left is snowcrete — an impenetrable coating of white that doesn’t easily yield to a snow shovel. Baltimore City students are left struggling getting to school.
    Students wait to board a public bus near Western High School off Falls Road after school on Tuesday.
    Former Poly high school coach denied bond in felony drug distribution case
    Jamar Briscoe, a former high school basketball coach at Poly, was denied bond after being arrested on felony drug distribution and possession charges.
    A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
    7-year-old boy hospitalized after gun goes off in Glen Burnie elementary school
    Anne Arundel County Police are investigating an incident involving an accidental gun discharge in a classroom at an elementary school in Glen Burnie, officials said.
    FEBRUARY 4, 2026 -Anne Arundel County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Mark T. Bedell speaking with Anne Arundel County Police Captain Jacklyn Davis in the background outside Freetown Elementary School in Glen Burnie.
    One kindergarten teacher and 27 kids? How the district wants to limit class sizes.
    Superintendent Thomas Taylor is proposing a tiered approach to school staffing, based on grade level and concentration of poverty.
    Superintendent Thomas Taylor is proposing a new tiered approach to school staffing, in which schools with the most concentrated levels of poverty would see the smallest class sizes.
    Many school systems planning return to regular schedule on Wednesday
    Here are the Maryland school districts delaying their start time on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
    Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026 — Baltimore County School busses sit in the county lot on Providence Road on day when schools are closed because of snow.
    Iced sidewalks, no buses: How Maryland School for the Blind finally reopened
    Reopening was complex for the Maryland School for the Blind in Northeast Baltimore, where over 200 students with visual disabilities, some of whom use wheelchairs or canes to get around, go to school.
    To make the 96-acre campus safe, facilities staff at the Maryland School for the Blind had to clear thousands of feet of sidewalk, a four-day task that only got harder as fluffy snow quickly turned into sheets of ice.
    List: School delays for Tuesday as cold and ice persist
    Here is the list of K-12 schools that will be delayed or closed on Tuesday.
    Some schools are opening late due to icy conditions across Maryland.
    Montgomery County schools to reopen on Tuesday — with a delay
    Montgomery County students will return to school on Tuesday after more than a week of school closures as the district dealt with snow and ice.
    Natasha Tynes and her 8-year-old son Gabriel prepare to go sledding in Rockville. They're looking for creative ways to pass the time, with school still closed.
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