Call to Stop Criminalizing Youth Behavior Through House Bill 615

*Manna Alexander Maryland, along with many other states, has a statute that criminalizes “disruptive behavior” in schools.[1] Qualifying behaviors can range from assault to a verbal disagreement with another student, roaming the halls, or anything the school deems “disruptive.”[2] Due to the existing statute’s overly broad nature, legislators, attorneys, and other concerned parties have proposedContinue reading “Call to Stop Criminalizing Youth Behavior Through House Bill 615”