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MD. Education Code Ann. §  6-902 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 6 - Teachers and Other Personnel|Subtitle 9 - Public School Employee Whistleblower Protection Act|Section 6-902 - General Consideration

    Subject to § 6–903 of this subtitle, a public school employer may not take or refuse to take any personnel action as reprisal against a public school employee because the employee:        (1)    Discloses or threatens to disclose to a supervisor an activity, a policy, or a practice of the employer that is in violation of a law, rule, or regulation;        (2)    Provides information to or testifies before any public body conducting an investigation, a hearing, or an inquiry into any violation of a law, rule, or regulation by the employer; or        (3)    Objects to or refuses to participate in any activity, policy, or practice in violation of a law, rule, or regulation.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  6-903 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 6 - Teachers and Other Personnel|Subtitle 9 - Public School Employee Whistleblower Protection Act|Section 6-903 - Applicability of Protection

    The protection provided against a violation of § 6–902 of this subtitle shall apply only if:        (1)    The public school employee has a reasonable, good faith belief that the public school employer has, or still is, engaged in an activity, a policy, or a practice that is in violation of a law, rule, or regulation;        (2)    The public school employee discloses information that the employee reasonably believes evidences:            (i)    An abuse of authority, gross mismanagement, or gross waste of money;            (ii)    A substantial and specific danger to public health or safety; or            (iii)    A violation of law; and        (3)    The public school employee has reported the activity, policy, or practice to a supervisor or an administrator of the public school employer in writing and afforded the employer a reasonable opportunity to correct the activity, policy, or practice.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  6-904 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 6 - Teachers and Other Personnel|Subtitle 9 - Public School Employee Whistleblower Protection Act|Section 6-904 - Civil Actions

    (a)    A public school employee shall exhaust any administrative remedies before instituting a civil action under this section.    (b)    Any public school employee who is subject to a personnel action in violation of § 6–902 of this subtitle may institute a civil action in the county where:        (1)    The alleged violation occurred;        (2)    The employee resides; or        (3)    The public school employer maintains its principal offices in the State.    (c)    The action shall be brought within 6 months after the alleged violation of § 6–902 of this subtitle occurred, or within 6 months after the public school employee first became aware of the alleged violation of § 6–902 of this subtitle.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  6-905 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 6 - Teachers and Other Personnel|Subtitle 9 - Public School Employee Whistleblower Protection Act|Section 6-905 - Remedies

    In any action brought under this subtitle, a court may:        (1)    Issue an injunction to restrain continued violation of this subtitle;        (2)    Reinstate the public school employee to the same or an equivalent position held before the violation of § 6–902 of this subtitle;        (3)    Remove any adverse personnel record entries based on or related to the violation of § 6–902 of this subtitle;        (4)    Reinstate full fringe benefits and seniority rights;        (5)    Require compensation for lost wages, benefits, and other remuneration; and        (6)    Assess reasonable attorney’s fees and other litigation expenses against:            (i)    The public school employer, if the public school employee prevails; or            (ii)    The public school employee, if the court determines that the action was brought by the public school employee in bad faith and without basis in law or fact.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  6-906 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 6 - Teachers and Other Personnel|Subtitle 9 - Public School Employee Whistleblower Protection Act|Section 6-906 - Defenses

    In any action brought under this subtitle, it is a defense that the personnel action was based on grounds other than the public school employee’s exercise of any rights protected under this subtitle.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  7-101.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 7 - Public Schools|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 7-101.1 - Prekindergarten Programs

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following terms have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Economically disadvantaged background” means a family whose income would make a child eligible for free or reduced price meals if the child were in kindergarten.        (3)    “Eligible child” means a child:            (i)    Who is from an economically disadvantaged background;            (ii)    Whose parent or guardian seeks to enroll the child in a public prekindergarten program; and            (iii)    Who is 4 years old on September 1 of the school year in which the parent or legal guardian seeks to enroll the child in a public prekindergarten program.        (4)    “Eligible for free or reduced price meals” means eligible for free or reduced price meals based on eligibility requirements established by the United States Department of Agriculture.    (b)    By the 2007–2008 school year, all eligible children shall be admitted free of charge to publicly funded prekindergarten programs established by each of the county boards.    (c)    (1)    A local department of social services or a local health department shall provide a parent or guardian with an oral and written notice that their child may be eligible for publicly funded prekindergarten programs if the parent or guardian:            (i)    Applied for economic services with the local department of social services or the local health department; and            (ii)    Has a child who will be 4 years old on September 1 of the next academic year.        (2)    The notice required under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall include contact information for the enrollment office of the local school system and the Division of Early Childhood Development in the Department.        (3)    On or before December 1 of each year, each local department of social services and each local health department shall report to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, on the number of parents who were given a notification and subsequently enrolled their child in a publicly funded prekindergarten program.    (d)    The requirements set forth in § 7–101(b) of this subtitle regarding the domicile of a child and the residency of the child’s parent or guardian shall apply to prekindergarten programs established by county boards as required by this section.    (e)    In the comprehensive master plan that is submitted under § 5–401 of this article, a county board shall identify the strategies that will be used in that county to ensure that publicly funded prekindergarten programs are available to all eligible children in that county by the 2007–2008 school year.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  7-101.3 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 7 - Public Schools|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 7-101.3 - State Funding for Federal Expansion Grants

    For each fiscal year in which the Department receives an Expansion Grant through the federal Preschool Development Grants Program, the Governor shall include in the State budget for that fiscal year, in addition to the amount required under § 7–101.2(d) of this subtitle, an appropriation of State funds equal to the amount that the State committed to fund as the State match in its application to the United States Department of Education for the Expansion Grant.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  7-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 7 - Public Schools|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 7-102 - Disclosure Affidavits for Parents of Children Entering Prince George's County Schools

    (a)    The Prince George’s County Board shall develop an affidavit of disclosure form to be completed and signed by the parents or guardians of a student who is entering the public schools of Prince George’s County.    (b)    By regulation, the county board shall make completion of an affidavit of disclosure a prerequisite for admission to the public schools.    (c)    The purpose of the affidavit of disclosure is limited to ascertaining from the parents or guardians of a student in the public schools:        (1)    Their legal residence; and        (2)    The duration of their residency in this State.    (d)    The parents or guardians who complete the affidavit of disclosure shall attest to the truth of the information in the affidavit by their signature which shall be witnessed by the individuals designated by the county board under appropriate rules and regulations.    (e)    (1)    Failure to complete the affidavit of disclosure truthfully by a parent or guardian is a misdemeanor.        (2)    Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $250.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  7-103.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 7 - Public Schools|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 7-103.1 - Innovative School Scheduling Models for Low-Performing or At-Risk Public Schools

    (a)    The State Board shall explore the use of innovative school scheduling models, including extended year, year–round schooling, or other school scheduling models that do not allow for prolonged lapses in instructional time, in low–performing or at–risk public schools.    (b)    The State Board shall encourage county boards to use the school scheduling models that are determined to be most effective in enhancing student achievement in low–performing or at–risk public schools.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  7-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 7 - Public Schools|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 7-104 - Daily Period of Silent Meditation

    (a)    Principals and teachers in each public elementary and secondary school in this State may require all students to be present and participate in opening exercises on each morning of a school day and to meditate silently for approximately 1 minute.    (b)    During this period, a student or teacher may read the holy scripture or pray.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  7-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 7 - Public Schools|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 7-105 - Display of Flag; Patriotic Exercises

    (a)    This section is enacted so that the love of freedom and democracy, shown in the devotion of all true and patriotic Americans to their flag and country, shall be instilled in the hearts and minds of the youth of America.    (b)    Each county board shall:        (1)    Require the display of an American flag on the site of each public school building in its county while the school is in session;        (2)    Buy all necessary flags, staffs, and appliances for the flags; and        (3)    Adopt rules and regulations for the proper custody, care, and display of the flag.    (c)    Each county board shall:        (1)    Provide each public school classroom with an American flag;        (2)    Prepare a program for each public school classroom for the beginning of each school day that provides for the salute to the flag and other patriotic exercises that are approved by the United States government; and        (3)    Require all students and teachers in charge to stand and face the flag and while standing give an approved salute and recite in unison the pledge of allegiance as follows: “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”    (d)    Any student or teacher who wishes to be excused from the requirements of subsection (c)(3) of this section shall be excused.    (e)    Each county board may provide for any other patriotic exercises it considers appropriate under the regulations and instruction that best meet the requirements of the different grades in the schools.    (f)    Any individual who commits an act of disrespect, either by word or action, is in violation of the intent of this section.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  7-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 7 - Public Schools|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 7-106 - Textbooks, Materials of Instruction, and Supplies

    (a)    On the recommendation of the county superintendent and subject to the provisions of this article, each county board shall adopt procedures for the selection and purchase of the following necessary items, at the lowest price consistent with good quality, for use in the public schools:        (1)    Textbooks;        (2)    Supplementary readers;        (3)    Materials of instruction;        (4)    Visual and auditory aids;        (5)    Stationery; and        (6)    School supplies.    (b)    (1)    Each county board shall adopt procedures for the selection and purchase for use in each public school library or media center of a collection of books and auditory and visual materials concerning African American history.        (2)    The collection in each library or media center shall be appropriate for students in each age group and reading level in the school.    (c)    Each county board shall furnish the materials and supplies listed in subsection (a) of this section:        (1)    Free of cost for use in the public schools; and        (2)    In sufficient quantities for the different grades in the public schools.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  7-107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 7 - Public Schools|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 7-107 - Connection With Closed-Circuit Educational Television System by Private and Parochial Schools

    On application and at no expense to the county or State, each county board may allow any private or parochial school to connect its facilities to a closed-circuit educational television system that is maintained for the use of the public school system for any program presented by way of the system.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  7-108 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 7 - Public Schools|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 7-108 - Use of School Property for Other Than School Purposes -- in General

    (a)    Each county board shall encourage the use of public school facilities for community purposes.    (b)    (1)    If written application is made to the county superintendent, the county board shall provide for the use of a public school facility for:            (i)    The presentation and discussion of public questions;            (ii)    Public speaking;            (iii)    Lectures; or            (iv)    Other civic, educational, social, or recreational purposes or church affiliated civic purposes.        (2)    These meetings shall be open to the public.        (3)    The county board may refuse the use of any school facility for these purposes if it appears that the use is likely to:            (i)    Provoke or add to a public riot or breach of the peace; or            (ii)    Create a clear and present danger to the peace and welfare of the county or State.    (c)    Each county board may permit a partisan political organization that has polled 10 percent or more of the entire vote cast in this State in the last general election to use public school facilities for programs and meetings that relate to a political campaign for nomination or election of a candidate to public office.    (d)    Each county board may permit the use of public school facilities for religious or other lawful purposes.    (e)    Subject to § 7–109 of this subtitle, school facilities may be used only at times that will not interfere with regular school sessions or other bona fide school activities.    (f)    In Montgomery County, nonschool use of school facilities for public and community purposes and the manner by which costs associated with such use are apportioned may be regulated by local law consistent with the use criteria set forth in § 7–110 of this subtitle and not inconsistent with any other provisions of this article. The local law authorized by this subsection may provide for an interagency coordinating board and for the appointment of its members by Montgomery County. Membership may include the Superintendent of Schools, the President of Montgomery College, the members of the Montgomery County Planning Board, and such other members as may be provided by the local law.    (g)    In Talbot County, the county board may enter into a lease with an organization that operates a community–based educational and recreational program to use a public school facility if:        (1)    The county board does not anticipate a need for the public school facility during the term of the lease;        (2)    The county board determines that the public school system will benefit if the organization operates a community–based educational and recreational facility at the public school facility; and        (3)    The lease term is not longer than 99 years.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  7-109 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 7 - Public Schools|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 7-109 - Use of School Property for Other Than School Purposes -- Priority for Day Care Program

    (a)    If the program and public school facility comply with the rules and regulations of the Department that govern group child care centers, each county board:        (1)    Shall give priority to nonprofit child care programs for use of public school facilities before and after school hours;        (2)    May make space available during school hours; and        (3)    May lease any part of public school property for the construction or operation of a child care center if:            (i)    The county board determines that the property will not be needed for public school use during the term of the lease; and            (ii)    The term of the lease is not greater than 20 years.    (b)    Each county board shall adopt rules and regulations for implementing this program that are consistent with the rules and regulations of the Department that govern group child care centers.    (c)    Any additional costs incurred in the administration or support of these child care services shall be paid by the sponsoring organizations in accordance with an annual agreement with the county board that made the facilities available.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  7-110 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 7 - Public Schools|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 7-110 - Use of School Property for Other Than School Purposes -- Charges for Use and Liability for Damages

    (a)    (1)    A reasonable charge for heating, lighting, and janitorial services for use of public school facilities under §§ 7-108 and 7-109 of this subtitle may be made.        (2)    Charges for commercial use of surplus school space may include rent and recovery of capital costs, in addition to those items in paragraph (1) of this subsection.    (b)    (1)    The person who applies for the use of school facilities shall be responsible for all damage to the property, other than ordinary wear and tear.        (2)    If the person does not pay for damages to the property, the county board may refuse any other application by that person for the use of the property until the damage is repaired without expense to the county board.    (c)    (1)    The person who applies for the use of school facilities shall leave the facilities after their use as clean as they were before the use.        (2)    If the person does not leave the facilities as clean as they were before the use, the county board may refuse to allow the person to use the facilities again.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  7-112 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 7 - Public Schools|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 7-112 - Course Descriptions

    When a county board publishes a listing or a description of a course or courses for an individual school or for the county school system, the county board shall include as a part of the listing or description specific information concerning:         (1)    The content of any course or any section of a course for which there are alternative activities available for a student who does not wish to participate in the course or section of the course;        (2)    The content of the alternative activities that are available; and        (3)    The methods by which a student can gain access to the alternative activities for a course or a section of a course.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  7-112.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 7 - Public Schools|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 7-112.1 - Standardized Course Numbering System

    (a)    Subject to the requirements of this section, the Department may develop a standardized course numbering system to facilitate the collection of data on student participation in courses offered by the public schools.    (b)    The course numbering system shall be available for adoption by each county school system on a voluntary basis.    (c)    If the Department requires a data collection involving course numbers, a county school system that has not adopted the State standardized course numbering system shall be responsible for providing a translation between the county school system’s course numbers and those in the State standardized course numbering system.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  7-113 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 7 - Public Schools|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 7-113 - Printing of Social Security Numbers Prohibited

    A public school may not print or have printed a student’s Social Security number on any type of identification card.