Updated: 11:26 AM CDT Apr 21, 2021 KMBC 9 News Staff The De Soto School District said it will hold a special hearing at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday to review its mask mandate after somebody challenged the district’s face covering requirement.The hearing will take place after Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly’s executive order aimed at encouraging Kansas counties to keep COVID-19 mask mandates was revoked recently by the Republican-controlled Legislative Coordinating Council. The LLC’s move comes after Senate Bill 40 was passed. Senate Bill 40 provides that employees, students and parents or guardians of students who are aggrieved by an action taken, order issued or policy adopted by a board of education of the district in response to COVID-19, may request a hearing to contest the action.The law states that hearings must be held within 72 hours after a request is received. The De Soto School District said it received the request for a hearing on Tuesday.“It is importa
The Kansas City metro area continues to reopen as more and more of the population gets the COVID-19 vaccine. What you need to know: The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Monday the state has 304,719 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and there have been 4,938 deaths since the outbreak started. Overall the state said 34.2% of the population has been vaccinated with at least one dose. Kansas is now only updating COVID-19 data on Mondays,.
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The Kansas City metro area continues to reopen as more and more of the population gets the COVID-19 vaccine. What you need to know: The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Monday the state has 304,719 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and there have been 4,938 deaths since the outbreak started. Overall the state said 34.2% of the population has been vaccinated with at least one dose. Kansas is now only updating COVID-19 data on Mondays,.