Blue Valley School Board Meeting Shuts Out Parents Against Masks As Mandate Persists
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Just as our blog community suspected . . . A suburban public meeting cancelled over safety threats inspires controversy and allegations that elected officials want to silence their constituents.
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“The meeting was moved virtually because of safety concerns. They relate to threats we have viewed or have received that were threatening in nature,” Blue Valley School Board President Amy Tysseling explained at the start of the meeting.
Outside on the building’s front lawn, about 50 parents gathered who had planned to speak inside the meeting about masks.
Threats cause Blue Valley School Board to meet virtually
District won t specify threats
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The Blue Valley School District Board of Education discusses the 2020-21 academic year during its Aug. 18, 2020, meeting.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. â The Blue Valley School Board will hold Monday night s meeting virtually rather than in-person following threats posted on social media.
The district did not release the content of the social media posts.
District officials announced the change around noon Monday on its Twitter and Facebook accounts.
Comments on the district s Facebook page included criticism of the district s COVID-19 mask requirements.
Several parents file lawsuit against Olathe, Blue Valley school districts challenging mask mandates
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Pupil Moritz is on his way to the first day at his new school in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. Students in North Rhine-Westphalia will have to wear face masks at all times due to the coronavirus pandemic as they return to school this Wednesday. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. â Several parents whose children attend the Olathe and Blue Valley school districts have filed a lawsuit over the districts mask mandates.
Blue Valley School Board votes to keep mask mandate
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and last updated 2021-04-08 19:57:04-04
KANSAS CITY, Mo. â Blue Valley School Board members took the recommendation of a hearing officer and voted Thursday night to keep the district s current mask mandate for students, faculty and staff working in school buildings in place.
Roger Warren, the hearing officer, made the recommendation Thursday evening after a hearing required under
a new Kansas law that allows any parent to challenge a school districtâs COVID-19 health policies.
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