The Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437 will continue to require students, staff and visitors to wear masks at its events and facilities following a failed parental challenge to a school board requirement.
The Auburn-Washburn Board of Education voted 5-0 at its meeting Monday evening to reject the appeal, brought by Washburn Rural High School parent Earl McIntosh on April 13.
Citing Kansas Senate Bill 40, McIntosh, a parent of two students at the high school, indicated in emails to the board that he was appealing the district s mask mandate, adopted by the board in summer 2020.
Gov. Laura Kelly earlier in April signed SB 40 placing limits on COVID-19 restrictions, including school districts. Under the new law, anyone aggrieved by a school district s decision to implement a COVID-19 restriction or change school operations is allowed to request a hearing by the school board within 30 days of that action. The board in turn must hold a hearing within 72 hours of request for
Auburn-Washburn Board of Education rejects appeal to remove mask requirement in schools
msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Price Gouging Roundup for the Week of April 18, 2021
natlawreview.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from natlawreview.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Nightingale accepts the superintendent position at Nickerson-South Hutch
hutchnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hutchnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Posted By: chrismaslen April 14, 2021 @ 5:29 pm Local News, News
The Newton School District received a $189,000 gas bill–an amount officials say is approximately 6 times higher than what it normally sees.
The bills include nearly $159,000 from Newton and $30,000 from Walton, which is the home of the Walton Rural Life Center charter elementary school in the Newton district.
As a result of these higher-than-normal gas bills, the district announced that an attorney representing Kansas school districts is currently investigating the possibility of price-gouging following February’s cold snap.
The Kansas Joint Utilities Management Program, or KJUMP, through the Kansas Association of School Boards is leading the investigation. KJUMP’s attorney has been representing several school districts that have reportedly been experiencing similar problems with astronomically increased gas bills.