Student charged after assaulting teacher at Loch Raven High School

Police in Baltimore County have charged an 18-year-old student in the assault of a teacher in school on Tuesday morning. Additional police were called to Loch Raven High School at around 8:38 a.m. when teachers and the school resource officer struggled to restrain the student, identified as Geronimo Pacer Harding Jr. of the 8600 block of Willow Oak Road (21234), after he […]

Teacher assaulted at Loch Raven High School

UPDATE 2: An 18-year old student has been arrested and charged with assault. UPDATE: Per Councilman David Marks, the following letter has been sent to parents and guardians of students at Loch Raven High School: Dear Parents and Guardians, I’m writing to inform you of an incident that occurred today at Loch Raven High School. This morning, a situation occurred […]

Marks to co-host town hall with County Executive Olszewski

With the election over, Baltimore County Fifth District Councilman David Marks has announced that he will co-host  a town hall meeting with County Executive John Olszewski. Jr. The County Executive will hold several of these meetings across the seven Council districts, and the Fifth District’s will be first.  The Fifth District is comprised of Perry Hall, Towson, Carney, Kingsville, etc. The town hall meeting […]

Nottingham-area high schools among region’s 50 best

One quarter of the region’s 50 best public high schools are in Baltimore County, according to annual rankings compiled by Niche, based on data from the U.S. Department of Education and test scores, college data, and ratings collected from Niche users. The following 13 Baltimore County Public Schools appeared in the top 50 overall: School, ranking Hereford High School, 7th […]

Rising BCPS seniors invited to participate in summer college boot camps

TOWSON, MD – This summer, BCPS rising seniors (students who will enter Grade 12 in the 2018-2019 school year) are invited to participate in free regional or school-specific Summer College Boot Camps. Each camp will vary, but all will offer information and resources on the process of selecting and applying to a college and applying for financial aid. Some camps […]

BCPS establishes task force to explore school day length, schedules, start/end times

TOWSON, MD. – Baltimore County Public Schools has established a new task force to examine extending the length of the school day, secondary school student schedules, and start and end times for the school day. The new School Day Taskforce, which held its first meeting last week, is comprised of approximately 50 members representing central office staff, school administrators and […]

Perry Hall High School students plan to join March 14 National Walkout

Students at Perry Hall High School are planning to join in the national walkout being planned for Wednesday, March 14. According to The Action Network, “Women’s March Youth EMPOWER is calling for students, teachers, school administrators, parents and allies to take part in a #NationalSchoolWalkout for 17 minutes at 10am across every time zone on March 14, 2018.” The National […]