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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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This week, the Johnson County board of county commissioners is set to discuss whether to end a countywide public health order that requires masking in all schools serving up to and including 6th grade.
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The effort kicks off a pilot program called Kids Feeding Kids, allowing high school culinary arts programs to distribute meals to children and families in need.
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In Johnson County, the normally nonpartisan school board races were more contentious than years past. Only Shawnee Mission voters selected moderate candidates to their school board.
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Shawnee Mission South leaders say Unified Bowling becoming a state sanctioned sport is paving the way for inclusion.
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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.
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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."
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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 Shawnee Mission School District stopped streaming its public comments segment of its meetings after "medical misinformation" was stated during May's meeting.
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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.
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Teachers, parents and students are preparing for a new school year as the delta variant surge in Missouri continues.
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A growing list of private businesses and entertainment venues are implementing COVID-19 vaccine requirements.