In the past few months, Howard County officials have been developing new guidelines to better fit the needs of transgender and gender nonconforming students. These guidelines include topics such as gender-segregated sports, dress codes, and bathroom use, among other things. These guidelines are considered new, despite the anti-discrimination […]
Howard County has decided to extend the 2018-2019 school year to June 21. This winter season has produced five snow days, consisting of: Nov. 15, Jan. 14 and 30, and Feb. 11 and 20. That is one day more than the four inclement weather days allowed on this […]
Christopher Hasson, 49, was a suburban father, loving husband, and Lieutenant in the Coast Guard who resided in Maryland. However, on his court filings last month, he was listed as a “domestic terrorist” and a self-identified white nationalist. Hasson closely studied the methodology of extremist killers like Anders […]
As Mt. Hebron students entered the doors to begin their school day on Tuesday, Jan. 12, all that could be heard was the ongoing conversation between seemingly every group of students as to why school was still in session that day despite everyone having to deal with horrible […]
On Feb. 19, 2019, the Howard County Board of Education voted to approve the 2020 operating budget, agreeing to a budget of $972.7 million. However, the approved budget is $25.7 million less than HCPSS superintendent Dr. Michael J Martirano’s proposal, as he proposed $998.4 million for the 2020 […]
On Feb. 5, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announced a grant of over one million dollars to Grassroots Crisis Center. The grant will be used to provide several opioid-related services, including construction of a larger residential facility, screening services for individuals in substance-related crises, medical teams, and care […]
