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Many Kansas City area students will not be required to mask up when they return to class this week despite concerns about the rise in COVID-19 cases.
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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.
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Attorney General Eric Schmitt is facing backlash online for requesting parents to submit videos or pictures of school districts enforcing mask orders and quarantine policies.
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Muchas de las objeciones recientes se refieren a libros que tratan de temas raciales o LGBTQ — impulsadas por los padres que están apelando directamente a las juntas escolares.
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Many of the recent objections are to books that deal with race or LGBTQ issues — driven by parents who are appealing directly to school boards.
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School staffing agencies say they're "staying above water" for now, but if more workers take time off over the flu and holiday season, schools could be strained to a breaking point.
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The lawsuit's claims butt up against recommendations from local doctors and health experts, who endorse masking as a critical defense against the delta variant now surging across the region.
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A growing list of private businesses and entertainment venues are implementing COVID-19 vaccine requirements.
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Health officials are urging Wyandotte and Johnson Counties to consider updating their health orders after Kansas City, Missouri, announced a new mask mandate.
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A lot of kids aren't meeting grade-level expectations after a year of interruptions. Here's how the Lee's Summit, North Kansas City and Kearney school districts are addressing COVID-19 learning loss.
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Residents from Platte, Jackson, Clay and Cass counties elected public school board members and Kansas City voters overwhelmingly renewed that city's 1% earnings tax.
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The Kansas City Council is now looking at possible changes to how tax incentives are decided, including allowing school districts a say in those decisions, but they face an uphill battle at City Hall.