August 14, 2025
Calvert County's all-white school board unanimously repealed its anti-racism resolution on Aug. 7, 2025, eliminating targeted protections for Black students who already face suspension rates more than double their 14% enrollment share.
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More than 200 people gathered for a rally before the August 7 board meeting to protest the policy repeal.
The board claimed Policy 1018 was redundant because existing general discrimination policies already covered racism.
What percentage of Calvert County voters supported Trump in November 2024, helping elect the all-white school board?
Calvert County's first Black superintendent Andraé Townsel left in July 2025. How much time remained on his four-year contract?
The school board meeting where Policy 1018 was repealed was held in a building that was once a segregated high school for Black students.
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