Kent Island High School

A fire broke out in a boys' bathroom at Kent Island High School on 26 September 2012. Nearly twenty-five volunteer firefighters, of the Kent Island Volunteer Fire Department, responded to the blaze; a police investigation valued damages to approximately $5,000. In May 2018, the men's junior varsity lacrosse team season was canceled due to a video of hazing that included team members rubbing their genitals and buttocks into another teammate's face. Five players on the team were changed for the incident. A 14 year old male was charged for the 2019 bomb threat. On February 24th, 2023, Parkside High School forfeited a game with Kent Island High School due to allegations of racial slurs being used by the KIHS team and fans. James Jones, Convener of the Caucus of African-American Leaders on the Eastern Shore, said "this is not the first, or the second, third or fourth time that these kinds of incidents have happened [from Kent Island High School]." == Athletics ==