Media Advisory:
High School Students Visit Court to Learn
About Law, Choices, Mistakes and Consequences

(ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND – November 3, 2017) On Wednesday, November 8, approximately 200 Anne Arundel County high school students will take 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, and Glen Burnie high schools, and Indian Creek School will sit in on court proceedings, learn about the legal and financial consequences of being charged with offenses such as drunk driving, and meet members of the Maryland State Police K-9 squad. The students will also hear directly from people who have experienced life-altering effects of poor choices.

Anne Arundel County District Judge Shaem C.P. Spencer will preside over the event. This is the second of four Schools in the Court programs that the District Court of Maryland in Anne Arundel County will hold this school year.

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

WHO:
Anne Arundel County District Judge Shaem C.P. Spencer, presiding

WHEN
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

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

MEDIA CONTACT:
Please contact the Maryland Judiciary’s Division of Government Relations and Public Affairs if you want to attend or have questions, including when and where cameras will be allowed.

Phone: 410-260-1488
Email: [email protected]

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