Requestor
Megan Jones
Organization/Agency
Disability Rights Maryland
Requested Information
Please provide copies of:
1. The number of emergency petitions initiated by public and nonpublic schools in your district for the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years and thus far in the 2023-2024 school year including those initiated by school resource officers at public and nonpublic schools, and the number of petitions granted, disaggregated by:
a. School;
b. Race/Ethnicity of Student;
c. Gender of Student;
d. Special education status and type of placement (e.g., General Education, Self-Contained Class, Separate Public Special Education, Nonpublic Special Education School;
2. The reasons why the student was found to present a danger to self or others, justifying the granting of an emergency petition.
1. The number of emergency petitions initiated by public and nonpublic schools in your district for the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years and thus far in the 2023-2024 school year including those initiated by school resource officers at public and nonpublic schools, and the number of petitions granted, disaggregated by:
a. School;
b. Race/Ethnicity of Student;
c. Gender of Student;
d. Special education status and type of placement (e.g., General Education, Self-Contained Class, Separate Public Special Education, Nonpublic Special Education School;
2. The reasons why the student was found to present a danger to self or others, justifying the granting of an emergency petition.
Date Received
Status
Complete
Response Notes
Responsive to this request, HCPSS does not maintain data on emergency petitions as they are requested/conducted through the court system. Likely custodians of such records to direct your request to are local law enforcement or the Howard County Health Department.