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Maryland’s librarians already take steps to protect young readers | READER COMMENTARY
In the recent article, “Maryland poised to lead fight against book bans at school, community libraries” (March 15), some local Republican public officials are quoted, including Del. Chris Tomlinson, Sen. Jason Gallion, Del. Lauren Arikan and Del. Kathy Szeliga. The common theme emerging from these politically conservative Marylanders is that Maryland public school librarians have nothing substantial to offer regarding the protection of young minds from prurient interests.
In fact, Maryland public school librarians are exceptionally well-trained in how to choose age-appropriate, intellectually enriching reading material for public school library collections. Each local Maryland-based educational system posts clearly defined policies set forth to maintain these public school library collections while protecting the minds of young readers.
Additionally, for those who feel a need, each local public school library also provides a formal policy for re-consideration. Anyone with opposition to an item or items on the shelves of Maryland public school libraries have a system of formal policies that can be brought to bear for mounting a challenge.
— Richard Schoen, Reisterstown
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The Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association released its high school boys and girls lacrosse regional playoff seeds on Monday. Regional quarterfinal action is set to begin Wednesday, with the semifinals on Friday and finals next Monday.
Here are the regional brackets for all Baltimore-area teams.
Girls lacrosse
Class 4A
Class 3A
Class 2A
Class 1A
Boys lacrosse
Class 4A
Class 3A
Class 2A
Class 1A
A bus with dozens of people onboard crashed on a Maryland highway and resulted in one death and multiple injuries.
At 6 a.m. on Sunday, a bus with 24 people on board traveled northbound on I-95 in Harford County when it lost control and crashed into a guardrail, according to a statement from the Maryland State Police.
One person was pronounced dead at the scene, and multiple others were taken to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.
According to reports from multiple outlets, 23 people were hurt.
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In a statement, police said they do not know why the bus lost control, but the Maryland State Police Crash Team is leading the ongoing investigation. No charges have been filed.
Folks were encouraged to find alternate routes after the incident as all of I-95’s northbound lanes at mile marker 77 were closed for the investigation. But it has since reopened, according to a post from the Maryland State Police on X, formerly known as Twitter, formerly known as X.
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