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Bill would require Maryland to track school emergency‑evaluation petitions after witnesses testify to harmful practices
Summary
HB 10 60 would require Maryland public schools to track petitions for emergency evaluation (EPs), gather data on circumstances and outcomes, and convene a workgroup to recommend best practices; parents and disability‑rights advocates told the committee that EPs were sometimes used inappropriately against students with disabilities.
Delegate Stephanie Smith presented HB 10 60 to require a statewide reporting system for petitions for emergency psychiatric evaluation initiated in school settings and to convene a workgroup of educators, health professionals, law enforcement and family advocates to study practices.
Parents and advocates described cases in which EPs led to police transport, handcuffs, emergency‑room visits and long waits for behavioral‑health…
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