Baltimore County Schools, Parks Coordinating Weather-Related Closures
A rule was adjusted in December 2011, following a complaint from a Perry Hall football coach about field closures following Hurricane Irene.
UPDATE (11:15 a.m.)—If inclement weather closes school fields to recreation organizations, Baltimore County Public Schools will coordinate with the county to close park fields as well, according to Superintendent Joe Hairston. "Therefore, there is consistency, between the school system and the Department of Recreation and Parks," Hairston stated in a letter to the County Council, dated March 30. The letter was in response to a request from County Councilman David Marks, on behalf of the County Council, for the adjustment of Rule 6303, which allows for the automatic closure of school fields whenever schools are closed countywide due to inclement weather. The County Council sent a request on March 20 for more flexibility to the rule, and to…
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DougW
6:19 pm on Sunday, April 15, 2012
This is just another reason that the day after I retire, my new address will be in Va or NC. Take the simple approach, perfect solution for simpletons! So what happens if a team uses a closed school field for practice, do they risk arrest? more ›