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Bill would require school systems to post disaggregated hate‑bias incident counts online
Summary
HB 14 would require Maryland school systems to publish raw counts of hate/bias incidents by targeted victim groups on their websites; sponsors and organizations including ADL and Jewish community councils said disaggregation helps direct resources, while delegates asked for uniform reporting standards and privacy protections.
Delegate Linda Foley testified in support of House Bill 14, which would require K–12 public school systems in Maryland to post raw counts of hate‑bias incidents broken down by targeted victim groups (for example, anti‑Semitic, anti‑Black, anti‑LGBTQ+) on their public websites.
Foley said the data already exist through required reporting forms but that presentation varies across counties; HB 14 would standardize public availability of disaggregated numbers (system‑level, not school‑level) on the same…
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