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Constitutional Convention Commission (Committee Hearings, Testimony)
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is a Human Right which should be guaranteed to every

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citizen of the State, it was so considered in 1867; is it

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less important today?

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2. That removal of Section 3 of Article VIII

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would allow for the diversion of State funds appropriated

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for public education for the support of private and/or

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parochial schools.

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3. That the recognition of higher education,

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generally, in the State of Maryland in the Constitution

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is proper. However, I cannot understand the logic in

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elevating the autonomy of the University of Maryland to

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constitutional status while at the sane time the security

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for public education in the elementary and secondary fields

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should be reduced from constitutional to statutory status.

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Note I say security for public education. I

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guess I should have said fund, rather than just the security

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To speak directly to the point, in Article III,

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Section 52 (11):

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This subsection is the primary protection which

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keeps public schools out of politics. To remove the phrase

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"public education" from (11) is an excellent way to allow



 

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