Video: School overcrowding particularly bad in this part of county

TIM: STAN, THE REAL FOCUS FOR
NOW IS NORTHEAST BALTIMORE
COUNTY.
TO BE EXACT, PERRY HALL-WHITE
MARSH.
IT'S A PROBLEM THAT ONLY SEEMS
TO BE GETTING WORSE.
YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE MOST
OVERCROWDED MIDDLE SCHOOL IN
BALTIMORE COUNTY, PERRY HALL.
THE DISTRICT ADDED MORE THAN A
HALF A DOZEN PORTABLE
CLASSROOMS, BUT THEY ARE STI
RUNNING SHORT ON SEATS.
WE ARE VERY, VERY CONCERNED.
>> TIM SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT DR.
: DALLAS DANCE GOT AN EARFUL
FROM LAWMAKERS WHO REPRESENT
PERRY HALL STUDENTS AND PARENTS.
>> PEOPLE WILL SAY LOOK AT ALL
THE GROWTH AND HOUSING AND OUR
SCHOOLS ARE ALREADY BUSTING
THE SEAMS AND WHAT IS THE COUNTY
DOING?
TIM A LITTLE MORE THAN A WEEK
: AGO, PERRY HALL MIDDLE SCHOOL
PARENTS BROUGHT THEIR CONCERNS
TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
BUT THE SUPERINTENDENT TOL
LAWMKERS THERE'S QUITE A BIT
GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES, FOR
STARTERS, THE SCHOOL BOARD IS
BRINGING ON A CONSULTANT TO
STUDY MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
OVERCROWDING PROBLEMS.
>> THERE'S A LOT OF ENROLLMENT
THAT WE HAVE THAT'S DRIVING US,
BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF NEW
BUILDINGS THAT ARE GONG TO MATCH
THAT.
THE NEXT LEVEL OF WORK WHICH I
TOTALLY AGREE WITH IS HAVING
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
CONVERSATION
TIM SOME BALTIMORE COUNTY
: LAWMAKERS SAY OVERCROWDING IS
NOT ALL BAD, AS LONG AS THE
SCHOOL SYSTEM CAN KEEP PACE.
>> PARENTS ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE
GROWTH, THEY ARE LOOKING FORWARD
TO NEW SCHOOLS, TEACHERS ARE
ACTUALLY EXCITED ABOUT COMING
TEACH.
TIM LAWMAKERS HAVE ALSO NOT LOST
: SIGHT OF $5 MILLION, THAT
BELONGS TO BALTIMORE COUNTY, NOW
BEING HELD UP BY THE STATE BOA
OF PUBLIC WORKS OVER CONCERNS
ABOUT NON AIR-CONDITIONED
BUILDING
>> WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THE
AIR-CONDITIONING IS IN PLACE FOR
OUR STUDENTS IN OUR BUILDING
AND THIS $5 MILLION, IT WOULD
HAVE HELPED IF WE HAD THE MONEY
LAST YEAR WILL START TO MOVE US
, TOWARD THA
TIM THE STATE WON'T SAY WHEN
: IT'LL RELEASE THOSE FUNDS.
RELIEF COULD BE ON THE WAY FOR
THE PERRY HALL AREA, THERE'S A
NEW 700-SEAT NORTHEAST AREA
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON THE DRAWING
BOARD.
IT'S SET TO OPEN DURING THE
2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR.

Video: School overcrowding particularly bad in this part of county

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