Maryland schools are now required to notify parents the same day a child wanders or elopes at school, thanks to a new law named after a 3-year-old boy with autism who drowned after wandering from home.
WATCH: New Maryland law requires schools to notify parents when children wander away
New Maryland law requires schools to notify parents when children wander away
In 2024, Brittany Bledsoe, a Gaithersburg resident, experienced an unspeakable tragedy when her son, Ace, wandered away and drowned in their Montgomery County apartment complex’s pool.
The following year, she helped lobby Annapolis for a law named after her son…