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In January, high school students walked out of their Columbia, Missouri, classrooms to pressure their school board to reinstate a mask mandate. With COVID prevention policies expiring statewide, their experience — and a whole history of student-led walkouts — might prove instructive.
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Johnson County Public Health Director Dr. Sanmi Areola said the health department will continue to advise school districts on navigating outbreaks and will continue to stress the importance of wearing masks.
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The school mask requirement was set to expire on Thursday.
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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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The vote was 10-2 in favor of the extension, with Councilmembers Heather Hall and Brandon Ellington voting no.
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Director Donald Kauerauf proclaimed his opposition to mandates as senators questioned him on everything from vaccines to abortion.
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UMKC is one of the few public universities in Missouri without a mask mandate. But increasing COVID-19 infections have both staff and students concerned about their well-beings on campus. Plus, a Kansas City sculptor utilizes the honey locust thorn to create dazzling works of art.
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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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Missouri Attorney General sues 9 more school districts, including one for students with disabilitiesEric Schmitt has filed lawsuits against a total of 45 school districts since Friday, as part of his legal push to end mask mandates across Missouri. However, multiple districts have pointed to state statutes that explicitly give them permission to issue health regulations.
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Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed dozens of lawsuits on Friday against Kansas City, St. Louis, Park Hill, Lee's Summit and other school districts in an ongoing effort to force schools to abandon COVID-19 mitigation policies.
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Interim Jackson County health director Ray Dlugolecki told KCUR that people are at risk of dying because hospitals around Kansas City are overwhelmed.
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Restaurant goers are eager to support their local eateries, even as COVID-19 cases surge in Kansas City. Restaurants have been hit particularly hard throughout the pandemic, and many are still dealing with staffing shortages.