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NAACP urges St. Mary's County TAC to pursue affordable high‑school drivers education
Summary
A St. Mary's County NAACP representative pressed the Transportation Advisory Committee to pursue a coalition, grant funding and local partnerships to make drivers education more affordable and accessible to high‑school students, particularly in rural areas where driving is essential.
Janice Walthour, representing the St. Mary's County NAACP education committee, asked the Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) to study how to expand affordable drivers education for local high‑school students and to pursue grant and partnership options that could reduce cost and transportation barriers.
Walthour told the committee the NAACP and its partners have discussed the issue with St. Mary's County Public Schools (SMCPS) and the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) and that an informal survey of 10th graders at the county's three high schools found cost and class scheduling were major barriers. "Most were concerned about the cost and the schedule of classes and most would be likely to take the class if it were offered near their home…
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