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Feb 14, 2023

Md. lawmakers want to expand student school board member voting rights

The legislation in the Maryland General Assembly would expand the role that the student position can play on an Eastern Shore school board.

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Aug 25, 2022

Md. high court upholds constitutionality of student school board members

Maryland jurisdictions may continue having a high school student serve as a voting member on their school boards, the state’s top court unanimously ruled.

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Nov 9, 2021

Maryland high court weighs constitutionality of student school board members

Attorneys for public school parents and the Howard County Board of Education battled before Maryland’s top court Tuesday over the constitutionality of having high school students serve as voting members […]

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Jun 25, 2021

Maryland high court will hear challenge to student school board members

Maryland’s top court will consider whether counties violate the state constitution by having a high school student serve as a voting member on their school boards and having non-voting-age pupils elect that member.

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Mar 29, 2021

Student school board members will face high court challenge

An attorney for Howard County public school parents seeking the resumption of in-class learning plans to seek expedited Maryland high court review of a judge’s decision that having a high […]

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Dec 16, 2020

Student school board member faces Md. constitutional challenge

Having a high school student serve as a voting member on the county school board upon election by fellow pupils violates the Maryland Constitution, Howard County public school parents seeking […]