Shawnee Mission School District

The suit started with a fight over masks orders in some Johnson County schools, but a controversial law limiting government COVID-19 response is hanging in the balance.

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."

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.

The Shawnee Mission School District stopped streaming its public comments segment of its meetings after "medical misinformation" was stated during May's meeting.

Johnson County school districts began reporting their first COVID-19 data for the 2021-22 school year this week. All four northern Johnson County districts are each reporting dozens of students either with confirmed positive cases or in quarantine.

Teachers, parents and students are preparing for a new school year as the delta variant surge in Missouri continues.

A growing list of private businesses and entertainment venues are implementing COVID-19 vaccine requirements.

The Johnson County Commission on Thursday approved a public health order requiring masks be worn by everyone inside school buildings that enroll children up to and including 6th grade.

On Monday night, amid growing concerns about the delta variant of the coronavirus, SMSD became the only public school district in northern Johnson County to require at least some students to wear masks upon returning for in-person learning next month.

While sighted kids can participate in competitions like the Scripps National Spelling Bee, these Kansas City students say the Braille Challenge is "something we can take pride in."

Shawnee Mission North was followed by three elementary schools this week in its decision to drop its Native American mascot, which was determined to be offensive under a new district policy.

After a new policy deemed the district's Native American mascots to be offensive, Shawnee Mission North students officially voted in the bison as the new mascot.