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ANNE ARUNDEL
Annapolis High School Meets Targets for No Child Left Behind
For the first time in six years, Annapolis High School has met state targets mandated by the federal No Child Left Behind Act, Anne Arundel County school officials said yesterday. The high school has been on a watch list and, without improvements, faces a state takeover.
Superintendent Kevin M. Maxwell launched a preemptive effort last year, requiring the school's staff to reapply for their jobs and setting a year-round work schedule. The school must meet standards again this year to move out of the state-mandated restructuring process.
-- William Wan
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Castillo Can Be Tried In Children's Drownings
The Montgomery County man accused of drowning his three young children in a Baltimore hotel in March is mentally fit to stand trial, a judge said yesterday.
Baltimore Circuit Judge Gale E. Rasin said Mark A. Castillo's trial could take place before the end of the year. She ruled that he is competent after a psychiatrist said Castillo suffers from depression but has an "excellent working knowledge" of the criminal justice system.
Authorities say Castillo, 42, drowned his three children one by one in a bathtub on March 29, in part to spite his estranged wife.
-- Dan Morse
