Maryland School District May Lose Student School Board Member

Published on December 10, 2023

Giving a student a seat at the school board table with near-full voting privileges is one way of granting schoolchildren a greater voice in their education, but it may not be legal. The question is now in the hands of a federal appeals court. The idea was actually implemented several years ago by the Howard County, Maryland, Board of Education. The plan empowers public school students in the sixth through the eleventh grades to vote for the student school board representative of their choice in a student-only systemwide election. The term of office for a Howard County Schools’ student school board member is one school year. Upon successful completion of the term, the student receives a $5,000 scholarship....

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