Juliana Garcia
Juliana Garcia is a reporter with the Shawnee Mission Post.
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The Shawnee Mission school board's new plan completely removes a requirement that schools bring back masks if 5% of students are absent due to illness — the threshold that prompted seven elementary schools to bring back universal masking earlier this month.
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Six elementary schools in the Shawnee Mission school district returned to wearing masks Monday. All of the schools surpassed the district’s 5% threshold of overall student absence rates related to illness.
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School officials are on alert for threats following a shooting at Olathe East High school on Friday that injured three.
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The cities of Prairie Village and Roeland Park extended their current citywide mask mandate through March 16, a month after the orders' original expiration dates. The unanimous votes by both city councils on Monday come as new COVID-19 cases have dropped sharply in Johnson County.
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Mission Gateway developers are proposing a revised redevelopment plan to the city that features the same main elements as the plan that expired on Dec. 31, 2021. The new plan, presented to the Mission City Council this week, features a scaled-back food hall and additional apartment units.
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Shawnee Mission secondary students and staff will all be required to wear a mask as of Jan. 24. The board of education unanimously approved universal masking until Feb. 15, although it could be extended at the board's Feb. 14 meeting.
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The cities of Prairie Village, Mission and Roeland Park will all impose new citywide mask mandates beginning Tuesday, Jan. 18. But as with previous mandates, there are several exceptions.
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This week, the Johnson County board of county commissioners is set to discuss whether to end a countywide public health order that requires masking in all schools serving up to and including 6th grade.
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Shawnee Mission South leaders say Unified Bowling becoming a state sanctioned sport is paving the way for inclusion.
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Shawnee Mission will soon consider changing its policy regarding the channel through which parents or patrons can submit complaints about instructional or library resources. The move comes amid parent concerns about a LGBTQ book by George M. Johnson, "All Boys Aren't Blue."