Legislation to ban hate symbols like swastikas, Confederate flags and nooses at public schools statewide easily passed the House of Delegates but died in a Senate committee when the General Assembly adjourned last week.
Del. Michele Guyton, a Democrat who represents a rural, mostly White area of Baltimore County and the bill’s sponsor, said she’s not sure why the legislation failed.
“I was surprised the bill didn’t pass,” Guyton said. “I thought this was a bill that would really be well-appreciated by this year’s legislative body.
She said she hasn’t decided whether she will propose it again next year.
