Maryland prosecutors are seeking to dismiss an assault case against a school board chairman who was accused of pushing and threatening a fellow member after a board meeting.

Tagged with: Edward Burroughs III Prince George's County Prince George's County Schools Segun Eubanks

More than 500 school employees in Prince George’s County have been placed on administrative leave at some point during this school year in response to alleged child abuse or neglect – a sharp spike over previous years amid a push ...

Tagged with: abuse Prince George's County Schools

GLENARDEN — A grand jury has indicted a former elementary school volunteer in Prince George’s County on 270 counts of child pornography and related charges. The Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office announced the indictment against 22-year-old Deonte Carraway on ...

Tagged with: child pornography Prince George's County Prince George's County Schools

A lawsuit filed on behalf of a Prince George’s County elementary school student who was molested by a former teacher’s aide alleges the county negligently hired the employee despite his criminal record, which included charges of assault and sexual offenses. ...

Tagged with: legal news Prince George's County Schools

A Prince George’s County middle school social worker is suing the board of education for $500,000, alleging she experienced retaliation after reporting a colleague had sexually harassed and assaulted her. Crystal Ballinger was on a staff retreat with her former ...

Tagged with: legal news Prince George's County Schools sexual harassment

A few government and politics headlines for Thursday.

Tagged with: casinos cell phone driving house of delegates Prince George's County Schools speed cameras

UPPER MARLBORO — Prince George’s County officials say 32 schools will remain closed for ongoing structural assessments following the East Coast earthquake. Officials say that after an initial review, the 32 schools were determined to require further review and will ...

Tagged with: earthquake east coast earthquake mayor vincent gray Prince George's County Prince George's County Schools schools superintendent upper marlboro washington

HYATTSVILLE — Officials in Prince George’s County say 37 schools have sustained some sort of earthquake-related damage. The officials said Tuesday the damage was still being investigated, but that in addition to the schools, four high-rise apartment buildings have been ...

Tagged with: District of Columbia earthquake east coast earthquake hyattsville maryland Prince George's County Prince George's County Schools upper marlboro

UPPER MARLBORO — The public school system in Maryland’s Prince George’s County has agreed to pay $4 million to reimburse more than 1,000 foreign teachers it hired and required to pay fees the school system should have handled. The teachers, ...

Tagged with: counties Department of Labor maryland p.g. county Prince George's County Prince George's County Schools schools teachers upper marlboro

Gov. Martin O’Malley is considering a 5 percent across-the-board cut in state aid for public education. State Budget Secretary T. Eloise Foster has proposed the cut, which the governor’s office says would save more than $200 million. Maryland is facing ...

Tagged with: Annapolis Baltimore budget cuts Education fiscal funding Government Martin O'Malley maryland Prince George's County Schools