Tag: school district

WICHITA, Kansas — The American Civil Liberties Union has condemned a Kansas elementary school principal for allowing someone from a Christian missionary group to hand out Bibles to students during recess. ACLU of Kansas officials…

The Wichita school board will vote Monday on a plan that would close six schools — Hadley and Jardine middle schools, and Clark, Cleaveland, Park and Payne elementaries. The move would require about 2,200 students…

Iola’s school board members want a couple weeks to consider whether to upgrade to electric buses.  If they can actually buy one, though, will be a matter of chance. Aaron Cole, transportation director, asked the…

WICHITA, Kansas — A pair of substitute teachers is suing the Lansing school district near Kansas City, alleging they were barred from working as subs because they spoke out against school policies. Vera Daniels and…

TOPEKA — A northeast Kansas school board has taken wide-ranging action against books that mention nudity, gender identity, sexual orientation, sexuality and other topics, a move critics say is meant to target LGBTQ+ books, but…

TOPEKA — Officials at R.V. Haderlein Elementary in Girard forced an 8-year-old Native American boy to cut his hair, despite objections that he grew it out to connect with his cultural heritage. The American Civil…

OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — The only school district in Johnson County that doesn’t require masks for all students is reporting a higher COVID-19 infection rate among students than other districts in the county, health officials…

Marmaton Valley isn’t happy about the distribution of recent wind farm payments to schools. Kim Ensminger, USD 256 superintendent, along with board member Bob Rhodes, shared their concerns with commissioners at Tuesday’s meeting. “I’m expressing…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The Lawrence school district has decided to start its school year after Labor Day with at least six weeks of online learning because of the threat of the coronavirus pandemic. School…

OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — Another suburban Kansas City school district plans to sue a leading e-cigarette maker as the number of vaping-related illnesses in the U.S. climbs to about 1,300 cases. KMBC-TV reports that the…