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Local school boards in Kansas are beginning to have to revisit mask requirements in their schools as aggrieved parents are beginning to request hearings to review such orders.
The epicenter of these debates have been in Johnson County, but as of Thursday, not much of it has touched Topeka schools.
Last week, the governor signed into law a comprehensive package pushed by state GOP lawmakers that placed limits on COVID-19 restrictions at all governmental levels. That includes local school boards, which have been given under the new law sole authority over closing down schools or implementing virus restrictions.
At the same time, though, any aggrieved person is now able to request a hearing with the school board to be held within 72 hours to review whether a order is necessary, and a board has to issue a decision within a week.
Controversial Kansas education plan fails as GOP lawmaker switches vote last minute Katie Bernard, The Kansas City Star
Apr. 9 After a dramatic late-night stalemate, the Kansas Senate on Friday rejected a major overhaul of education policy that would have tied $5.8 billion in school funding to some controversial measures to expand school choice and restrict online learning.
The House had narrowly passed the policy, but the Senate failed to do the same, on a 20-20 vote.
The night before, the measure failed to pass as well, as the Senate was split 20-18 one vote short of passage. So proponents used a procedural move to push the vote to Friday.
Funds for Kansas schools tied to GOP right s choice plan
JOHN HANNA, AP Political Writer
April 7, 2021
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1of5FILE - In this Wednesday, March 31, 2021, file photo, students wait to enter Wyandotte County High School in Kansas City, Kan., on the first day of in-person learning. Conservative GOP lawmakers in Kansas are pushing a proposal to allow parents to use state dollars to pay for private schooling for children who are struggling in public schools.Charlie Riedel/APShow MoreShow Less
2of5Kansas state Sens. Molly Baumgardner, left, R-Louisburg, and Renee Erickson, right, R-Wichita, confer with Rep. Kristey Williams, center, R-Augusta, after a session of negotiations on education policy, Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Conservative GOP lawmakers are pushing to allow parents of students struggling in public schools to use state dollars to move them to private schools.John Hanna/APShow MoreShow Less