Maryland lawmakers are once again trying to fix a serious problem with good intentions and questionable priorities. Senate Bill 323 , the Youth Charging Reform Act , is being sold as a compassionate social justice reform that keeps kids out of adult court and focuses on behavioral intervention. That sounds reasonable until you look at what it actually means for families and schools. While Annapolis talks about second chances, many parents are asking a more urgent question: Wh

SALISBURY, Maryland. – St. Francis de Sales Catholic School is expanding its academic offerings with the launch of a new upper school program, beginning with a founding ninth-grade class in the fall of 2026. The initiative marks a significant step for the school, which currently serves students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. School officials say the new high school will grow gradually, adding one grade level each year until a full four-year program is establishe

As the Maryland General Assembly weakens laws which would give violent juveniles appropriate consequences for crimes, two violent incidents occurred in the past six months that show the ultimate consequence for protecting criminal juveniles from prosecution. Here is the most recent Senate Bill: sb0323TDownload This bill would keep criminal juveniles from being prosecuted as adults, even for crimes of violence. Recent events at the Baltimore County Public Schools have raised c