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The complaint against "Lily and Dunkin" came from one Johnson County parent who has repeatedly challenged books she finds objectionable. A special committee overwhelmingly recommended to keep the book in circulation, but the school board voted this week to remove it anyway.
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Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 7! While Kansas City, Missouri, has no candidates on the ballot, voters will have several important questions to answer. In Johnson and Wyandotte counties, voters will have all kinds of local council, mayor, school board and other races to decide.
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Diversity initiatives, book bans and teaching about race divided races for some Johnson County school boards down ideological lines.
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Despite opposition from students and the ACLU, the Gardner Edgerton school board approved a policy that bans transgender students from using their preferred restroom or playing on sports teams that align with their gender identity. "You don't care about teen suicide," one student said.
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A new proposal scaled back a divisive plan introduced to the Gardner Edgerton School District in July. However, former and current students at Monday's board meeting said the proposed policy did not go far enough to protect transgender students.
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Gardner Edgerton's proposed policy would require students and staff to use pronouns from their original birth certificate, with changing rooms and restrooms designated solely for those assigned to the corresponding gender at birth. Students in violation of the policy would be disciplined.
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Gardner Edgerton superintendent made a $425,000 exit deal before conservative school board took overSuperintendent Pam Stranahan was given a $425,000 severance package by the Gardner Edgerton school board before its newly-elected conservative majority could take office in January. Incoming board members were eager to fire Stranahan over her COVID-19 decisions.