HB 137

Did not advance

Public Schools - Children Charged With a Crime of Violence - Prohibition on In-Person Attendance (School Safety Act of 2025)

Sponsor: Delegate MangioneCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting a child from in-person attendance at a public school if the child has been charged with a crime of violence, until the child is found not delinquent or the charge is dismissed; and requiring each local school system to provide alternative educational options for children prohibited from in-person attendance in a certain manner.

AI analysis is off. Set ANTHROPIC_API_KEY to enable summaries, pros and cons, and questions.

Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.

Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 11FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 25UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Lombardo, Darren	Delmarva Parent Teacher Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Culberson, Donna	Moms For Liberty	Written (PDF)
FAV	Greenhawk, Janet	Moms For Liberty Talbot	Written (PDF)
FAV	Scott, Suzie	Moms for Liberty Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Mangione, Delegate Mangionelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Ferrara, Jill	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Position only
FAV	Noyes, Derek	Individual	Oral
FAV	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Zentz, Kim	Individual	Position only
FAV	wade, laura	Individual	Position only
UNF	Patinella, Franklobbyist	ACLU of Maryland	Oral
UNF	Sterrette, Dawana	Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners	Position only
UNF	Margolis, Leslielobbyist	Disability Rights Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Carlson, Bill	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
UNF	Caroom, Philip	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Position only
UNF	Quinn, Kelly	Maryland Coalition to Reform to School Discipline	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Aanenson, Karalyn	Maryland Department of Juvenile Services	Written (PDF)
UNF	London, Rachel	Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council	Written (PDF)
UNF	Fieo, Alyssa	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Written (PDF)
UNF	Dickerson, Taylor	Maryland Psychological Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Flanagan, Abbie	Office of the Public Defender	Oral
UNF	Bradford, Levi	Public Justice Center	Oral
UNF	Lofgren, Ingrid	Public Justice Center	Written (PDF)
UNF	SWASC, UM	Social Work Advocates for Social Change	Written (PDF)
UNF	Quinn, Kelly	The Choice Program at UMBC	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Position only
UNF	Martinson, Claire	University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, Youth, Justice, and Education Clinic	Written (PDF)
UNF	Pinard, Michael	Youth, Education and Justice Clinic, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Ewing, Logan	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Kaye, Molly	Individual	Position only
UNF	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	State of, Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Sugrue, Emily	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Tsiongas, Magdalena	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Young, Bethany	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
INFO	Fannon, Mary Patlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

ACLU of MarylandUNF 1

Baltimore City Board of School CommissionersUNF 1

Delmarva Parent Teacher CoalitionFAV 1

Disability Rights MarylandUNF 1

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformUNF 2

Maryland Coalition to Reform to School DisciplineUNF 1

Maryland Department of Juvenile ServicesUNF 1

Maryland Developmental Disabilities CouncilUNF 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderUNF 1

Maryland Psychological AssociationUNF 1

Moms For LibertyFAV 1

Moms for Liberty MarylandFAV 1

Moms For Liberty TalbotFAV 1

Office of the Public DefenderUNF 1

Public Justice CenterUNF 2

Social Work Advocates for Social ChangeUNF 1

The Choice Program at UMBCUNF 1

University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice ReformUNF 1

University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, Youth, Justice, and Education ClinicUNF 1

YearFWA 1

Youth, Education and Justice Clinic, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of LawUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFPatinella, FrankACLU of MarylandRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland; American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland

UNFMargolis, LeslieDisability Rights MarylandRegistered for: Disability Rights Maryland

UNFKrone, ChristineRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network…

INFOFannon, Mary PatRegistered for: Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland