§ 26-101. Disorderly conduct or obstruction of activities, administration, or classes prohibite...
West's Annotated Code of MarylandEducationEffective: July 1, 2022
Effective: July 1, 2022
MD Code, Education, § 26-101
§ 26-101. Disorderly conduct or obstruction of activities, administration, or classes prohibited
(a) A person may not willfully disturb or otherwise willfully prevent the orderly conduct of the activities, administration, or classes of any institution of elementary, secondary, or higher education.
(b) A person may not molest or threaten with bodily harm any student, employee, administrator, agent, or any other individual who is lawfully:
(c) A person may not threaten with bodily harm any employee of any institution of elementary, secondary, or higher education at home by any means, including in person, by telephone, or by electronic mail. This prohibition applies only to threats arising out of the scope of the employee's employment.
(d) In addition to the penalties provided in this section or in § 6-409 of the Criminal Law Article, on application by the governing board of any institution of elementary, secondary, or higher education, the circuit court of the county in which the institution is located may issue an injunction restraining any specific activities that violate this section.
(e) Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $2,500, imprisonment not exceeding 6 months, or both.
(f)(1) On or before December 1, 2022, and each December 1 thereafter, each county board of education, including the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners, shall report to the Department on the number of school disruptions in the county in violation of this section for the immediately preceding school year.
(3) On or before February 1, 2023, and each February 1 thereafter, the Department shall submit to the Maryland Center for School Safety and, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly a report on incidents of school disruptions in public schools in the State from a compilation of the reports submitted to the Department under paragraph (1) of this subsection and disaggregated in the manner required under paragraph (2) of this subsection.
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Added by Acts 1978, c. 22, § 2, eff. July 1, 1978. Amended by Acts 1998, c. 21, § 9, eff. April 14, 1998; Acts 1999, c. 561, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 1999, c. 562, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2002, c. 213, § 6, eff. Oct. 1, 2002; Acts 2022, c. 742, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.
Formerly Art. 27, § 123A; Art. 77, § 96.
MD Code, Education, § 26-101, MD EDUC § 26-101
Current through legislation effective through June 1, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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