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On "crossover day," here's how some of the bills related to K-12 public education in Maryland have fared through the session.
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Although corporal punishment cannot be administered to a public school student in Maryland, the law is largely silent on its use in other institutions, such as private schools, nonpublic schools and schools operated by religious organizations.
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Student school board members don't always have full voting rights, but some legislators aim to expand their influence.
A bill in the Maryland General Assembly would change that. HB 402, sponsored by state Del. Jay Jacobs, R – Kent, would make the student position an official member of the school board, according to Joanne Smith, Jacobs’ chief of staff.
The legislation in the Maryland General Assembly would expand the role that the student position can play on an Eastern Shore school board.