Closely divided Baltimore County lawmakers decided this morning not to back a plan to add elected members to the local school board, likely dooming the legislative effort this year.
The county's delegates had narrowly endorsed a similar proposal earlier this month, though County Executive James T. Smith opposed it. Sen. Bobby A. Zirkin had sought a "hybrid" school board of eight appointed and seven elected members as a way to add new voices to a board that is now selected by Gov. Martin O'Malley.
