Maryland PTA Reprimanded, Put on Probation

The Maryland PTA has been reprimanded and placed on probation by the National Parent-Teacher Association, the News4 I-Team learned.

The state PTA is accused of a series of violations of organization standards and has been the subject of complaints from a large majority of local PTA leaders in the state, according to documents obtained by the I-Team. Among the complaints leveled against the Maryland PTA is the condoning of rude and disrespectful behavior against local PTA members and leaders.

Through a spokesman, the state PTA said it is challenging the reprimand and findings of the National PTA.

“We are working to rectify this,” the spokesman said. “We do not agree with the action taken. We’ve voiced serious concerns about this probationary status.”

The formal reprimand was issued against the Maryland PTA May 20. It prohibits the state PTA from receiving some grants and funding from the national organization.

“National PTA has received numerous communications from members and leaders of Maryland PTA asking National PTA to intercede on their behalf,” the reprimand said. “The leaders who contacted us represent more than two-thirds of the local PTAs in Maryland and more than seventy-five percent of the Maryland’s PTA membership.”..

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