Media Advisory: High School Students Learn about Courts, Consequences, and Choices

CONTACT:
Kevin Kane
Terri Charles

410-260-1488

For Immediate Release

Office of Communications and Public Affairs
2001-E/F Commerce Park Drive
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
410-260-1488
 

Media Advisory:
  High School Students Learn about Courts, Consequences, and Choices

 

ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND (November 9, 2016) – Approximately 170 high school students from Anne Arundel County will come to court on Thursday, November 10, to learn about the legal and financial consequences of being charged with offenses such as drunk driving.  The students will be taking part in the Schools in the Court program at the Anne Arundel County District Court in Annapolis.  The media are invited to attend.

Students from Arundel, Chesapeake, Glen Burnie, and North County high schools will watch court proceedings and hear directly from people who have experienced life-changing effects of poor choices, Anne Arundel County District Judge Shaem C.P. Spencer explains.  Students will also meet members of the Maryland State Police K-9 squad.

This is the second of four Schools in the Court programs that the District Court of Maryland in Anne Arundel County is holding this school year.


WHAT
District Court of Maryland in Anne Arundel County’s Schools in the Court program

WHEN
Thursday, November 10, 2016, 8:30-11:30 a.m.

WHERE
Courtroom 1, Anne Arundel County District Court, 251 Rowe Boulevard, Annapolis

WHO
Anne Arundel County District Judge Shaem C.P. Spencer will preside.  Approximately 170 Anne Arundel County students from Arundel, Chesapeake, Glen Burnie, and North County high schools will attend.

MEDIA CONTACT
Call the Maryland Judiciary’s Office of Communications and Public Affairs at 410-260-1488 if you want to attend or have questions, including when and where cameras will be allowed.

 

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