It s back to school on Monday for hundreds of Baltimore County teachers and staff. But unlike in other districts, county teachers have been left to find vaccines on their own.|| Coronavirus updates | Maryland s latest numbers | Get tested | Vaccine Info || No one has a firm grip on just how many teachers have gotten their shots, but vaccines aside, they plan to be on duty in only a few days.Maryland online vaccination site locatorVaccine Data DashboardMaryland vaccination plan FAQs“They just can t get the vaccines and they want the vaccines,” Teachers Association of Baltimore County President Cindy Sexton said. But that may not be possible, and the teachers union knows why.“There s just not enough. There are almost 9,000 educators alone, not to mention the other staff in the school system and people just can t get an appointment for a vaccine,” Sexton said.“It is frustrating to all of us,” Charlie Herndon, of Baltimore County Public Schools said.Baltimore County scho
Maryland Republican Gov. Larry Hogan is in a unique position.
He was the subject of pervasive rumors that he would primary former President Donald Trump in 2020 Hogan eventually declined to run, despite saying that even Trump Cabinet members asked him to. And the governor has positioned himself in the GOP as one of the foremost moderate foils to the Trump movement ahead of 2024.
But he remains a Republican governor in a deep blue state; in Maryland, Democrats outnumber Republicans in the General Assembly by a 130-57 margin.
Hogan often manages to find common ground with Democrats in the legislature, like on the Relief Act he just signed into law Monday, which was passed nearly unanimously and aimed at helping the state emerge from the pandemic. But he often finds himself in major battles with statehouse Democrats despite the fact that he s more to the center on the national political scene.
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Baltimore County public school officials are planning to bring students back to school buildings for the first time in nearly a year, with employees expected to return to buildings by Feb. 16 followed by students on March 1.
Baltimore County students are more than ready to return to school, and they ve got plenty of reasons why.|| Coronavirus updates | Maryland s latest numbers | Get tested | Vaccine Info ||A small group of Baltimore County students will be allowed back into school buildings on March 1. Students and parents are reacting, while the school district is doing what it can to make sure schools are ready for learning. “Very excited to go back to school,” seventh grader Piper Kennedy said.“Yeah, I m very excited to go back to see my teacher and my friends,” fifth grader Hadley Kennedy said.WBAL-TV 11 News has been keeping track of the Kennedy family since the start of the pandemic back in March 2020; three daughters, one son and their parents are making the best of virtual learning.“I miss being with my friends and seeing people, because if you don t see our friends and our peers as much when we are stuck at home, but I think when we go back, we ll be able to see people, so that w