It all began in the 2024 election when Mathew Lankford won the election for his district on the Somerset County Board of Education. He was that parent who read all the books and paid attention to the curriculum and books his three children were reading. After all, his oldest daughter is a U.S. Navy doctor, middle daughter is an upcoming attorney, and his youngest son is studying engineering at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis. His sole purpose for running for the

Former James M. Bennett High School teacher Ann Moncrief Schuchart and her husband, Brock Schuchart, have pleaded guilty to charges stemming from child sexual abuse that investigators say occurred over five years, from April 2021 through April 2026, in Wicomico County, Maryland. Ann Schuchart entered an Alford plea on October 23 to one count of sexual abuse of a minor. Prosecutors will seek a 25-year sentence, with all but 10 years suspended. Her sentencing is scheduled for D

SOMERSET COUNTY, Md. — October 24, 2026 — The Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Education (OIGE) has issued a new advisory memorandum addressing complaints about legal expenses at Somerset County Public Schools (SCPS) The October 23, 2026, memorandum, titled Management Advisory Memorandum: Somerset County Public Schools Complaints — Managing Legal Service Expenditures and Budget Transfers, examines complaints involving the district’s legal bills and allegations of