Liberty School District

Incumbents prevailed in some Missouri school board elections, while other Kansas City-area boards saw shakeups that could shift how they handle book challenges, diversity initiatives, class instruction time and how to best support students.

The school districts want to use a new state law to get out of the Missouri standardized testing and accountability system. Several Kansas City-area districts have asked for an exemption from the Missouri Assessment Program, including Lee's Summit, Liberty and Raymore-Peculiar.

While parents are campaigning to remove books in school districts around Kansas City, the Redacted Readers club in Liberty is meeting to read and discuss banned books holistically — and encourage members to speak out on behalf of the challenged texts.

This year's school board elections were met with heightened interest after district leaders faced debates over COVID precautions, teaching race in schools and books in school libraries.

School board elections are in the spotlight, with district leaders facing divisive issues over COVID precautions, teaching race in schools and books in school libraries.

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt sent letters to more than 30 school districts threatening legal action if they don't drop their mask and quarantine policies.

Social distancing, mask protocols, and programming changes are all being implemented to accommodate the safety of band and choir students this fall.

Choir and band teachers make adjustments for students during the pandemic, and bird populations are dropping in Kansas, Missouri and the rest of the country.

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