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MD Lawmakers introduce legislation to keep sex offenders from attending school in person

Baltimore (WBFF) — Less than two months remain in this year’s Maryland legislative session, and lawmakers are moving forward with legislation to keep juvenile sex offenders from attending public schools in person.

“This amendment is probably the most important part of this bill right now,” said Delegate Kathy Szeliga, a Republican representing Baltimore County, during a House Judiciary Committee hearing last Thursday. “It will close the juvenile sex offender loophole.”

For more than 10 hours, the committee heard testimony concerning Maryland’s Juvenile Justice system, a main topic during this year’s 90-day legislative session. Throughout the hearing, multiple pieces of Juvenile Justice legislation were debated. About eight hours into the hearing, Delegate Szeliga introduced an amendment...

https://foxbaltimore.com/news/project-baltimore/lawmakers-introduce-legislation-to-keep-sex-offenders-from-attending-school-in-person#

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Juvenile arrests in Maryland

https://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/tables/4461-juvenile-arrests?loc=22&loct=5#detailed/5/3300-3323/false/871,870,573,869,36,868,867,133,38,35/any/10020,15102

Definitions: The juvenile arrest rate is the number of arrests of juveniles, ages 10-17, for violent and non-violent offenses, per 10,000 youths ages 10-17.

Data Source: Arrest data from the Maryland State Police. Population data from Puzzanchera et al, Easy Access to Juvenile Populations: 1990-2014.

Footnotes: Fiscal year is from July 1 to June 30