PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor Ch. 105

(1) Operation of the Baltimore City School Police Force; and

(2) Conduct of each Baltimore City school police officer,
(g) This section does not:

(1) Make a Baltimore City school police officer a member of the Baltimore
City Police Department; or

(2) Affect the salary, benefits, or retirement program of an employee of
Baltimore City or the NEW BALTIMORE CITY Board of School Commissioners [of
Baltimore City].

[4-307.] 4-323. 4-319.

(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

(2) "Baltimore City School System" means the system of free public schools
in Baltimore City.

(3) "Center" means the Baltimore City Alternative Learning Center.

(b) There is a Baltimore City Alternative Learning Center in the Baltimore City
School System.

(c) (1) The [Superintendent of Public Instruction] CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OFFICER OF THE NEW BALTIMORE CITY BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS shall
appoint a Director of the Center.

(2) The Director may employ a staff or retain consultants, including
psychologists, social workers, guidance counselors, and teachers.

(d) (1) Except as otherwise provided in § 7-305(f) of this article, a student in
the Baltimore City School System may be transferred to the Center if the student:

(i) Assaults a teacher, teacher's aide, student teacher, other
professional or paraprofessianal school employee, or other student;

(ii) Carries a gun, rifle, knife, or other deadly- weapon onto school

property; or

(iii) Commits any other act that would be a crime if committed by an

adult.

(2) The Director shall review recommendations for admission of students to
the Center and admit or deny admission for each student based on an assessment of the
student's amenability to the services, programs, and treatment available in the Center.

(e) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a student who is admitted to
the Center shall attend classes at the Center until the Director orders the student to be
transferred to another school in the Baltimore City School System.

(2) A student may not attend the Center for more than one calendar year.

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