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Students, parent urge Howard County Council to fund Centennial High renovations and special education
Summary
During the FY2026 executive proposed budget public hearing, a Centennial High School student described collapsing ceilings, mold and repeated outages and urged the council to allocate funds for renovations; a parent urged the council to "fully fund" education priorities including special education.
A student at Centennial High School and a longtime education advocate urged the Howard County Council during the FY2026 executive proposed budget public hearing to allocate funds for school renovations and for school system priorities, including special education.
Angela, a junior at Centennial High School, told the council that the school is experiencing “ceilings are falling in, becoming unsafe,” flooding that has damaged student artwork, frequent power outages, mice and mold in classrooms and repeated problems with toilets. “Not one day goes by and…
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