Councilman Marks: overcrowding at Perry Hall Middle School to worsen

UPDATE: Councilman David Marks has issued the following press release: Following the release of new enrollment statistics, Baltimore County Councilman David Marks called today for immediate action to deal with severe overcrowding at Perry Hall Middle School. Perry Hall Middle, a school built for 1,643 students, will enroll more than 2,000 by the 2018-2019 school year. The enrollment climbed far […]

Councilman Marks: Time is now to push for relief at Perry Hall Middle School

by Councilman David Marks IGNORING PERRY HALL MIDDLE’S OVERCROWDING IS UNACCEPTABLE!!! As you know, one of my priorities as Perry Hall’s Councilman has been to reduce overcrowding at Perry Hall Middle School. It was the primary reason why we downzoned, lowered and blocked development in 2016 on more than 1,268 acres of eastern Perry Hall. Last fall, Superintendent Dance committed […]

Perry Hall, Essex students named National Merit semifinalists

TOWSON, MD – Twelve Baltimore County Public Schools students from seven high schools have been named semifinalists in the 62nd annual National Merit Scholarship Program coordinated by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. One of those students attends Perry Hall High School and another attends Eastern Technical High School. The honored students are: Dulaney High School Julia L. Clark Meera A. […]

Councilman Marks: immediate relief, new school to address Perry Hall Middle overcrowding

Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Wednesday sent Superintendent S. Dallas Dance a letter asking the Baltimore County school system to prioritize strategies to relieve overcrowding at Perry Hall Middle School. “We have made progress in addressing two longstanding problems in the Fifth District: the lack of air conditioning, and the overcrowding of numerous schools from Towson to Perry Hall. […]