Flag Status Alert: United States Flag and Maryland Flag are at Half-Staff
As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on May 24, 2022, by a gunman at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, President Joseph R. Biden ordered the United States Flag lowered to half-staff effective immediately and returned to full staff at sunset, Saturday, May 28, 2022. As a matter of protocol, the Maryland flag is lowered to half-staff. No flag may fly higher than the United States flag. Here is a link to the Fox News article: Uvalde, Texas school shooting