Posted on 02/15/2024 10:49:09 AM PST by EinNYC
A proposal in the Maryland General Assembly would eliminate punishments for certain nonviolent disruptive behaviors committed by students on school property.
The bill, introduced by Delegate Sheila Ruth (D-Baltimore County) and Senator Alonzo Washington (D-Prince George’s County), aims to amend the state’s school security laws that currently prohibit and penalize students for engaging in “disturbing activities” at their school, including “molesting or threatening” other students. The sponsors clarify that the term “molesting” refers to harassing behavior, not sexual abuse.
Under the proposed amendment, disciplinary action would not be taken against students for these nonviolent disruptions occurring at their own school. The bill would also exempt students from punishment for threats against school employees, if the threats are made on school grounds.
Supporters argue the bill would stop the criminalization of typical adolescent misbehavior that should be handled internally by schools. Critics contend it goes too far in allowing threatening language and could jeopardize school safety.
The Maryland Department of Legislative Services’ analysis says the bill could impact public and private schools at all levels. Some worry it may limit colleges’ ability to address disruptive student behavior.
During a hearing, Del. Ruth asserted the bill would decriminalize normal student activities but still allow serious charges. “When a child is arrested in class, it impacts that child and others,” she said. “It creates shared trauma.”
Some opponents questioned whether the bill would restrict interventions by teachers when students act out. Del. Ruth responded that removing disruptive students from class can be traumatic for all.
State data shows over 50,000 Maryland students received out-of-school suspensions or expulsions last year. A quarter of incidents were for disruption or disrespect.
Sen. Washington defended the bill, saying too many suspensions occur for “subjective disruptions.” He expressed hope it would address the disproportionate disciplining of minority students.
Maryland is experiencing a surge in juvenile crime, raising concerns that reduced school discipline could make matters worse. The statewide teachers union declined to comment on the bill.
Del. Ruth did not respond to requests for comment before the hearing. The bill’s fate remains uncertain as lawmakers weigh school discipline versus criminalization.
🚨BREAKING: Maryland Democrats are proposing a bill that would prevent students who “molest” or “threaten” others on their school’s property from being charged pic.twitter.com/GID56BZDw0
Teaching their young skulls full of mush that there is nothing wrong with being an idiot wearing the wrong clothes for the genitals them/those was issued at the hospital and that there is nothing wrong with being a sewer sucking criminal.
Where is your empathy?
Somebody might get their feelings hurt.
Do I need a sarc?
all this bs about fighting bullying and now they're going to make it more frequent with no consequences..
Trayvon Martin and the Uvalde school shooter immediately comes to mind of how schools looked the other way.
In fact I think all school shooters were given free passes for their criminal behaviour.
"The 19-year-old was the subject of dozens of 911 calls and at least two separate tips to the FBI. He also came to the attention of the Florida Department of Children and Families. Despite warning signs stretching back over a decade, no one intervened to stop the Valentine's Day shootings."
It's a guaranteed school shooting, just waiting for a place to happen.
That should curb school shootings.
So the youts can threaten staff on school property and they will not be punished. More chaos.
They are unable to act like normal people(whites and Asians) so let them go....There is a scene in THE MIRACLE WORKER,where Helen Keller is eating off everyone’s plates and Annie Sullivan refuses to be part of that...I always think of the family as dems and the feral child as blacks...JUST LET THEM DO WHAT THEY WANT..YOU CAN’T TEACH THEM........
For decades we displayed bad judgement by living in Montgomery county MD. We finally escaped that Dim/Lib lefty hellhole. It is hopeless there. Free at last
. Thank God free at last!
He is canceling it because it keeps pinpointing the gunfire as coming from black neighborhood street addresses.
Really. Not a joke. But on a side note, he's not decommissioning the system until AFTER the Democrat 2024 Convention. Really. Also not a joke.
This is so that black teenage boys can assault white teenage boys and girls and not be punished for it.
With Democrat mayors, AGs, prosecutors, school boards and the like, I can’t see how this changes unless they get voted out.
But, oh yeah, they control the vote counting, too.
That is EXACTLY the purpose: to let feral blacks continue to run wild without any penalty. Discipline be raciss, yo.
“aims to amend the state’s school security laws that currently prohibit and penalize students for engaging in “disturbing activities” at their school, including “molesting or threatening” other students. The sponsors clarify that the term “molesting” refers to harassing behavior, not sexual abuse.”
Sooo....what is harassing behavior? Bullying??
Congratulations on your escape!
I live in Huntsville, N. Alabama, now...moved from Atlanta.
It’s not too bad here, though it’s likely worse in Montgomery and Birmingham.
“Crime, the new black entitlement” - Colin Flaherty
Triangulating to the wrong neighborhoods, eh? It’s not like they didn’t already know...
Some actual news person must have published an article about it.
The push by Dems towards lawlessness is something I never thought I’d see. But what’s really depressing is the average American seems to be either unaware, or doesn’t care.
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