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Butler pledges to lead Maryland State Police into ‘new era’ – WTOP News
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Appearing Maryland State Police Superintendent Roland Butler advised lawmakers Monday he’s dedicated to shifting the company “into a brand new period.”
Appearing Maryland State Police Superintendent Roland Butler advised lawmakers Monday he’s dedicated to shifting the company “into a brand new period,” as some senators have questioned whether or not somebody who has spent almost three a long time within the division is the fitting selection to steer reforms in an company below a federal discrimination probe.
“It’s my prime precedence,” Butler advised the Maryland Senate Government Nominations Committee. “I’ve heard your considerations and the considerations of your constituents, and I’m completely dedicated to addressing these points head on. To start, we should acknowledge and deal with all bias and discriminatory practices.”
Butler, who would grow to be the primary Black superintendent of the company with Senate affirmation, has served as chief of the State Police Subject Operations Bureau, the place he led a pressure of greater than 1,000 troopers and investigative personnel assigned to 23 barracks. He additionally served on the superintendent’s employees and the Maryland State Police Help Providers Bureau Workplace of Fairness and Inclusion.
Butler acknowledged that the division has “grappled with a variety of deeply troubling points: bias, discrimination, inappropriate habits and an inequitable system of profession development that has held many certified troopers again of their careers.”
Senate President Invoice Ferguson, a Baltimore Democrat, requested how he’ll be capable of change the company when a few of the challenges have existed whereas he was in management.
“The largest factor we have to do is begin with constructing belief, belief and communication,” Butler mentioned. “Folks must really feel comfy bringing their considerations to me or anybody else throughout the rank construction.”
Sen. Pam Beidle, who chairs the committee, mentioned she thought Butler did nicely throughout the listening to and had “an excellent deal” of supporters in attendance. Nevertheless, she mentioned mentioned she wasn’t certain if he has the votes but on the committee.
“If we’d known as for the vote tonight, I don’t know if he had them,” Beidle, an Anne Arundel County Democrat, mentioned. “We’ll must see what occurs. I believe there’s nonetheless questions.”
Sen. Antonio Hayes, a Baltimore Democrat, mentioned Butler’s testimony received his help, however that “there’s completely some questions amongst my colleagues, undoubtedly.”
“I believe I’m considered one of many within the committee that he needed to acquire help from,” Hayes mentioned.
Moore, a Democrat who’s the state’s first Black governor, is standing by Butler and has been working to construct help for him.
Moore met with the Coalition of Black Maryland State Troopers in a closed assembly on Friday, a gathering {that a} spokesman described as productive.
The governor advised reporters early final week that Butler “has been a rare public servant who has spent his total profession working to guarantee that our communities are safer and ensuring that our communities are stronger.”
“I believe that the senators are persevering with to see what we have now seen in Col. Butler and why I do know he’s going to be the fitting chief for the Maryland State Police right now,” Moore mentioned.
In October, three Maryland State Law enforcement officials filed a proposed federal class-action lawsuit towards the division, alleging widespread racial discrimination within the company. The lawsuit alleges that the state police disciplines officers of colour extra harshly than white officers.
In July, the U.S. Justice Division introduced it had opened an investigation into the company to find out if it engaged in racially discriminatory hiring and promotion practices.
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Maryland issues a new suicide prevention action plan for schools, families – WTOP News
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Suicide is the third leading cause of death for young people between the ages of 10 and 24 in Maryland. That’s according to a new suicide prevention action plan produced through the state’s Department of Health.
Suicide is the third leading cause of death for young people between the ages of 10 and 24 in Maryland. That’s according to a new suicide prevention action plan produced through the state’s Department of Health.
Scott Poland, the director of the Office of Suicide and Violence Prevention at Nova Southeastern University College of Psychology, talked to WTOP about the action plan he authored with his wife, Donna, who is a career educator.
The “Maryland Action Plan to Prevent Suicide in K-12 Schools” serves as a reference guide to school administrators and the community, and was developed in cooperation with the state health department’s Office of Suicide Prevention.
Poland said one thing that surprises people is that children as young as 8 years old may consider taking their own lives.
“I hear from school personnel all around the country (asking if they) have to take it seriously (if a fourth or fifth grader is talking about suicide). And the answer is absolutely yes,” Poland said.
Among the data points in the action plan is a survey of students in the “Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey of 2021/2022.” According to that survey, 21% of high school students “seriously considered suicide” in the past year, and 27% of middle schoolers considered suicide at some point in their lives.
Poland said it’s important to talk about suicide with young people, and that the idea that talking about it might encourage a young person to consider suicide is a “myth.”
“When we actually bring it up, it gives someone a chance to unburden themselves, to realize that they’re not alone, that there are alternatives and that there is help available,” Poland said.
But he said young people are most susceptible to imitating suicidal behavior: “It is important that we not glorify the suicide victim.”
Instead, Poland said, the emphasis after a suicide should be on healing those affected and helping them find appropriate ways to deal with their emotions and mental health.
The plan released this week includes providing intervention action plans for a young person who may be considering suicide.
“Part of that, of course, is removing lethal means and developing a written safety plan with them,” he said.
Poland said that can include helping people understand “the importance of calling 988, doing things that can calm themselves down,” and reaching out to the nearest trusted adult.
People can reach the national resource for crisis response services and suicide prevention by dialing 988.
Poland said social media is “wreaking havoc” on children’s emotional well-being, often making them feel “not smart enough, not rich enough, not good enough.” Poland said he’s currently working with the state of South Dakota on developing tools to help “young people be a little more mindful and make better decisions about their screen time.”
Poland said parents can help — when it comes to the hours and hours that many people spend online — by modeling healthy amounts of screen time themselves. And he said adults need to think about how they introduce technology to their kids.
“We’re in too (much of) a hurry to give kids smartphones and 24-hour internet access,” Poland said.
“I really have to compliment Maryland,” Poland said, on coming up with the new plan.
Poland said Maryland does not have an especially high rate of suicide, but “I think we all recognize that losing one young person to suicide is one too many.”
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Getting to know Michigan State football’s Week 2 opponent: Maryland
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Game two is coming up for Michigan State football as the Spartans hit the road for an early season Big Ten matchup against Maryland. The Terps have had MSU’s number in recent years, but the Spartans’ new-look team is ready to change that narrative this weekend.
Jonathan Smith and his staff have a lot to work on this week after a lackluster 16-10 win over Florida Atlantic, but we’ve become more than used to slow starts for MSU in their first game so it’s not time to panic just yet.
While the team wraps up their preparations for Maryland, let’s take a quick look at the Terps and see what we can learn about them before the big game on Saturday.
Maryland is off and running in their 2024 campaign and had an absolutely dominant week one performance. The Terps took on UConn at home and came away with an impressive 50-7 win. Sure UConn is an awful football program, but we saw how poorly Michigan State just did against a similar opponent.
Not only was the final score lopsided, but ever major statistical category was as well. Maryland doubled UConn in first downs and rushing yards, threw for nearly 400 passing yards and even won the turnover battle 3-0. The Terps also only had five penalties for 45 yards which is significantly better than MSU’s 12 for 140 yards against FAU.
Sure all of this took place against UConn, but it appears that Maryland is in a very good spot heading into this big week two matchup.
One thing that I thought would be a positive for Michigan State in this game is that Maryland is breaking in a new quarterback as well. The Terps’ quarterback, Billy Edwards Jr., went off against UConn and completed 20-of-27 passes for 311 yards and two touchdowns. He also is a capable runner and added 39 yards on the ground, so Michigan State will have its hands full on Saturday slowing him down.
The Terps don’t have one standout running back in the backfield, so that does benefit MSU. They do however have two solid backs in Roman Hemby and Nolan Ray who both ran for over 60 yards and one score each.
The one player however that Michigan State needs to pay the most attention to is wide receiver Tai Felton. He had one of the best Week 1 performances in the country as he recorded seven receptions for 178 yards and two touchdowns. Thankfully MSU’s defense and secondary looked much improved against FAU, so hopefully that carries over into this weekend’s matchup.
The opportunity in front of MSU on Saturday is massive. The Spartans are big underdogs in this matchup which they probably deserve, but a win would do wonders not just for the overall perception of the team but for their confidence moving forward.
I’ve got a strange feeling that we’re going to be very happy around 7 p.m. ET Saturday night.
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