WLCSC back to school plan met with mixed feelings by parents
It requires that unvaccinated students and staff from Kindergarten through sixth grade wear a mask while at school.
Posted: Jul 13, 2021 5:06 PM
Updated: Jul 13, 2021 6:25 PM
Posted By: Samantha Thieke
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) Some parents aren t happy about the West Lafayette Community School Corporation s back to school plans.
As we ve reported, the plan was passed by the school board last night.
It requires that unvaccinated students and staff in Kindergarten through sixth grade wear a mask while at school.
Masks are recommended for vaccinated staff, and vaccinated students in that age range won t be required to wear a mask.
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. One of the last group photos of Rocky Killion s 14-year tenure as superintendent of West Lafayette Community School Corporation involved a selection of band students playing a school fight song.
The ensemble seemed an appropriate sendoff for a celebrated educator whose start more than three decades earlier came as a choir and band director in Ohio.
Killion, who announced his retirement last month, has been the WLCSC superintendent since 2007. Ross Sloat, chief financial officer, was named interim superintendent starting July 1, by unanimous vote Wednesday night. I am thankful to the Lord for his grace and his mercy, said Killion, choking back a flash of emotion, I am thankful for my wife, my son, my family. I m thankful that I ve been here for 14 years.
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. â The City of West Lafayette is pleased to announce that three public service agencies have been awarded over $280,000 in CDBG CARES Act funding. The organizations prepared proposals during the spring 2021 CDBG Advisory Board meetings. The board and the organizations identified needs within the community due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Food Finders Food Bank will provide funding for the BackPack program for students at West Lafayette schools, which provides 6-8 pounds of nutritious, child-friendly foods every Friday throughout the school year to keep children and their families fed over the weekend. Food Finders Food Bank will also use the funding to establish a food box program for residents in Country Villa Apartments who meet income requirements and have limited access to transportation.
Local high schools dealing with teen vaping on campus
The federal minimum age to vape is 21, but that isn t stopping teens from getting their hands on the products.
News 18 spoke with local schools to find out just how common it is.
Posted: Feb 3, 2021 3:56 PM
Updated: Feb 3, 2021 7:01 PM
Posted By: Samantha Thieke
TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI) About 1 in every 5 high school students reported they used electronic cigarettes in a 30 day period last year. That s
Robinette said vaping is a common habit in his school. It s super common, he explained. Like in the bathrooms during the breaks and stuff.
It doesn t stop in the bathrooms. Robinette said it s happening in classrooms too.