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Monday, February 11, 2013

Week in State News: Reliving the Purple Glory, Going Hollywood, Panic Buttons in Schools?

Stories you may have missed across the state.

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  • Monday, February 11

  By Patch Staff Relive the Ravens Super Bowl Parade (VIDEO) There's only one place to see the parade as though you were there. Also, check out photos of the trophy and the purple sea of humanity here. Baltimore Native, UMD Grad Makes it to Hollywood for American Idol Kriss Mincey is a relative newcomer to the music scene. At Aberdeen High School, Mincey—who grew up in Baltimore, Richmond and points in between—took up dance and came out of her shell. She never returned to that shell. Now, Mincey, 22, is on the world's stage as a contestant on American Idol.  Accused Maryland School Shooter to be Charged as Adult Adult charges will stand against the student accused of opening fire inside Perry Hall High School on the first day of school, …

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Vitale Tackles 'Spice' with New Legislation (in Anne Arundel Patch), Delegate Reprimanded for Conflict of Interest (in Anne Arundel Patch), Police: North County High School Trespasser Made No Threats, Owned Guns Legally (in Anne Arundel Patch), and 27 more ›

Monday, January 21, 2013

Would Schools Be Safer With Armed Officers?

After the Newtown, CT school shooting, Maryland legislators are looking at a number of ways to make schools safer.

According to Annapolis Patch, delegates from Anne Arundel County are introducing legislation on Tuesday, Jan. 22 in hopes of increasing security and mental health services at public schools across the state. The proposed bill would also pay for an armed resource officer at each school. "If you really understand public schools in Maryland, you know this: They are becoming increasingly more difficult for classroom teachers because discipline is lacking at home and teachers are spending an increasing amount of time maintaining discipline in the classroom," said Del. Nic Kipke (R-Pasadena). In Montgomery County, Councilman Craig Rice (D-Dist. 2) of Germantown, a vocal advocate of school resource officers stationed in schools, told a room full …

In this Article:

Anne Arundel Delegates to Introduce Bill on School Safety (in Anne Arundel Patch) and Councilman Rice: Number of Police Officers in Schools to Increase (in Potomac Patch)

Shawn

11:48 pm on Saturday, March 23, 2013

Having no fear of death is merely a side effect of a psychotropic drug. Which coincidentally, everyone of the past mass shooters were under the influence of.   more ›

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