The parents of an Eastern Technical High School student are suing another student for allegedly defaming their daughter in social media postings, as well as the principal and the Baltimore County school board for not taking proper steps to address cyberbullying.

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ANNAPOLIS – A bill to expand Maryland’s law against cyberbullying of youngsters died amid constitutional concerns in the House Judiciary Committee this General Assembly session but will be resurrected next year, the measure’s chief sponsor said Tuesday. “We are going ...

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Two bills pending in the General Assembly banning cyberbullying and revenge porn have broad support but have been opposed by the ACLU of Maryland over First Amendment concerns.

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ANNAPOLIS – The Senate on Thursday passed legislation to expand Maryland’s law against cyberbullying of youngsters. With the Senate’s 46-0 vote, attention shifts to the House of Delegates, which has yet to consider the expansion that would outlaw a one-time ...

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The Maryland Senate is about to vote on bill that calls for stronger punishments for people who cyberbully children.

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The chairman of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee said Thursday that a bill that stiffens penalties against online bullying will "fly out of committee."

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ANNAPOLIS – Legislation to expand Maryland’s law against cyberbullying of youngsters drew praise Tuesday from the mother of a child driven to suicide but scorn from a First Amendment advocate who said the statutory expansion would violate free speech. Appearing ...

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With the number of homicides exceeding 300 annually in Baltimore, the Maryland General Assembly this coming session will consider increasing funding for programs legislators say show promise for reducing violent crime in the state’s most populous city as well as ...

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ROCKVILLE — Montgomery County’s superintendent says he received offensive tweets during last week’s winter weather from students urging him to close schools. Superintendent Joshua Starr, who sent an email to parents on Friday, said that he’s trying to use the ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Anne Arundel County Public Schools officials say 11 Annapolis High School students have been disciplined for cyberbullying. Schools spokesman Bob Mosier says officials learned of the incident Monday and punishments were handed down Tuesday after an investigation into ...

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