School Ban on Travel Into Baltimore City Continues

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From the AACPS Communications Office:

A moratorium on field trips and other student transportation to and from Baltimore City will continue at least through Tuesday, May 5, and two high schools are being told to find backup sites for prom, Anne Arundel County Public Schools announced Friday afternoon.

The cancellation affects about 11 additional planned trips by schools on May 5 and 6 which had not been already impacted by the decision earlier in the week to cancel trips into the city, which has faced periods of unrest after the death of Freddie Gray in police custody. In addition, the school system will not provide transportation for students enrolled in non-public settings or homeless students who attend Anne Arundel County schools.

“While I am pleased that the situation in Baltimore has calmed and that peace seems to be prevailing at the moment, I – like some of my colleagues across the state – am not totally comfortable with resuming our normal schedules in the city,” Superintendent George Arlotto said. “I believe we must err on the side of caution and continue to monitor developments as they occur.”

The moratorium only affects sites in the city, not those in Baltimore County.

Arlotto said school system officials will meet again on Monday, May 4, to decide future plans.

In addition, two schools – Chesapeake and Glen Burnie high schools – have been told to secure backup sites for their proms, which are scheduled to be held at M&T Bank Stadium on Saturday, May 9. A final decision on whether to go forward with those proms at the stadium will be made on Monday, May 4.

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