Student members of Maryland boards of education are elected to add the student’s voice to their local school boards. But not all of them can vote.
Maryland Del. Eric Luedtke, D-Montgomery, wants to change that.
In a hearing Thursday, Luedtke told the members of the House Ways and Means Committee, “I believe it’s time for us to acknowledge that students themselves have the right to have a voice in the education they receive.”
In Montgomery County, for example, student member of the school board Hana O’Looney can vote on all but “negative personnel matters,” according to the position description on the Montgomery County Public Schools website. In Prince George’s County, student board member Alvaro Ceron-Ruiz can vote on all but budget and personnel matters.
Read more at WTOP.
