Overcrowding, Safety Top Perry Hall's List of School Concerns

More than 200 people attended a forum at Perry Hall High School Wednesday night about assessing future growth for Baltimore County Public Schools in the northeastern part of the county.

Attendees broke up into groups and wrote down on large sheets of paper what they wanted school officials to know about their concerns. Administrators will compile all the feedback and email it to those who attended.

These were some of the concerns that got applause from the crowd:

• Overcrowding at Perry Hall schools due to new home construction
• No definitive answers about whether schools are on the horizon to alleviate overcrowding
• When and where redistricting will occur
• Lack of safety for students in portable classrooms
• Need for more administrators, school nurse, space for arts
• Non Perry Hall residents attending Perry Hall schools
• Unhygienic conditions at school bathrooms at Chapel Hill Elementary, Perry Hall Middle School

Superintendent Dallas Dance responded to many of these concerns, and we will share his answers in a separate article. Once that is posted, we will link back to it here.

Did you have other concerns about Perry Hall schools? Tell us in the comments!