Like many independent schools, the all-boys school in North Baltimore fosters close relationships between students and teachers that have at times been exploited by abusers.
Long before offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr. was a member of the Kansas City Chiefs — long before he started preparing to play the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night in Super Bowl LVII — he was an elementary student in Baltimore County.
About two decades before the sweeping educational reform known as the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, there was a different commission that laid the foundation.
Chris Bendann, 38, of Towson, who taught at the private, independent all-boys school from 2007-2023, is charged with sexual abuse of a minor, rape and perverted practice.
A playful TikTok video led to cyberbullying against Keylin Perez, the first Latina to be crowned Miss Coppin State University at the historically Black college.
As educators nationwide face new challenges in teaching about the Black experience, some area teachers are taking it upon themselves to ensure that students are learning about such studies.
Baltimore County leaders say it’s expected to take years to solve the overcrowding problem among high schools across the Northeastern region of the community.
The school board has unanimously approved a request for proposal for superintendent search services. It came a day after embattled Superintendent Darryl Williams announced he wasn’t seeking a new term.