Politics & Government

Top 5 Stories: Reassigned Teacher, Council Seats, Elections

Last week's stories included a special series on the District 1 saga on the County Council, plus details on the reassignment of a popular teacher at Arundel High.

Another week is in the books in Odenton and Severn. If you missed any of the news last week, this should get you caught up.

—An teacher has been reassigned and students are up in arms, after a female student sent a tweet that An investigation by the school system is ongoing.

—Everyone learned a little bit last week about each of the six candidates running for board positions in Piney Orchard. Current leaders said they hope for a good turnout for elections held during the community's annual meeting on April 10.

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—Patch published a series of stories this week examining the ongoing effort to fill the open seat for District 1 on the County Council. Stories included the two and each of the , plus and an

—Like a lot of hoops fans, my bracket took a hit when Missouri went down to Norfolk State and Duke lost to Lehigh. But seven of my Elite Eight and all of my Final Four teams are still alive. I hope you copied my bracket and will share with me any winnings from your office pool.

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—One year after an earthquake and tsunami ravaged their country, a group of students from Japan made a second trip to Their visit included a featuring local officials and special music and dance performances.

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