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HCPS board tables Grade 7 human geography curriculum after intense public comment

Harford County Board of Education · June 9, 2025
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After extended public comment and board scrutiny, Harford County Public Schools staff agreed to edits and the board voted to postpone a final vote on the Grade 7 human geography curriculum until its June 23 meeting.

Harford County Public Schools presented a locally developed Grade 7 human geography curriculum on June 9 and the board voted to postpone final approval for two weeks so staff can incorporate requested edits.

Curriculum staff said the course aligns the district with the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) 6–7 framework and is structured as a two‑year sequence (grade 6 followed by grade 7). Erin Lang, supervisor of social studies, said units center on enduring geographic understandings such as place and region, human movement, the spread of ideas and disease, and a culminating regional case study that would let students…

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