Twice over the past year, an aging Head Start school bus has broken down, forcing Alejandro Martinez to skip a day at work so he can stay home and care for his two children enrolled in the program.
As a result, the Ellicott City resident says his job working in building maintenance is now on the line.
When the revised health and wellness policy for Howard County schools was up for discussion last spring, it was roundly criticized for not going far enough in encouraging students' health.
A year later and after a delayed vote, phased implementation and several additional changes, that policy was largely applauded by the public Thursday, March 13 at the Board of Education.
The phrase of the day was "invasive plants," defined as species that take over an area outside their natural environments at the expense of native plants.