(NOTE: This bill would apparently require a change in the Family and Educational Rights Privacy Act, which is federal law. In short, a non-starter. – Mike)
By: Hayley Peterson
Examiner Staff
January 12, 2010
Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/Principals_-police-to-nab-bullies-under-proposed-bill-8751625-81188222.html#ixzz0cPk4UpMI
Next time your kid gets called to the principal’s office, you might get a call from the police chief — if proposed legislation makes it through the Maryland General Assembly convening on Wednesday.
Lawmakers are planning to crack down on unruly minors with a bill allowing school principals to share informationwith the local police department.