COLUMBIA, Md. — Hundreds of students at Oakland Mills High School walked out of classes to protest long-overdue renovations at one of Howard County's oldest schools.

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The demonstration highlighted ongoing concerns about mold, structural damage, and broken fixtures that have plagued the building for years.

The student-organized protest comes after the Board of Education approved an updated list of locally funded projects under the fiscal year 2027 capital budget last month, placing Oakland Mills renovations low on the priority list behind projects for other schools.

"It's exhausting, honestly. It was 2009 when they deemed the school was not conducive to learni

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