The Kansas House has passed on emergency final action SB 142 allowing KSDE to waive minimum hours requirements for school hours in case of a public emergency. The bill passed with 2 no votes by Representatives Capps (District 85 Wichita) and Houser (District 1 Columbus). Originally posted to Facebook on 3/17/2020....
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Governor Kelly Closes Schools
UPDATE: Kansas school buildings closed for the remainder of the school year. Information coming soon regarding continuing learning.Governor Kelly will be joined by Dr. Randy Watson, Commissioner for the Kansas State Department of Education, for a press conference to discuss developments and recommendations regarding COVID-19. Watch the Facebook Live video here: https://www.facebook.com/GovLauraKelly/videos/222179228889262/UzpfSTExMDY1MDkxMjM1NDY1MzoyODE4MDE2MTgxNjE4MDk5/ Originally posted to Facebook 3/17/2020....
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Leave a Comment Legislature Waives Minimum Hours Requirement
The Kansas Senate has now passed SB 142 (the House passed it earlier today) allowing KSDE to waive minimum hours requirements for school districts in case of a public emergency. The bill passed with 4 no votes by Senators Olson (District 23 Olathe), Pyle (District 1 Hiawatha), Suellentrop (District 27 Wichita), and Thompson (Mary Pilcher-Cook’s replacement in District 10, district covers parts of Bonner Spring, Merriam, Overland Park and Shawnee and all of Lake Quivira).Senators Alley (District 32 Winfield), Hardy (District 24 Salina), Hilderbrand (District 13, Galena), Masterson (District 16 Andover) and Tyson (District 12 Parker) were “Present...
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Leave a Comment KCUR Article about the end of KS 2020 School Year
The rest of the school year will be shortened with limited screen time. https://www.kcur.org/education/2020-03-19/the-rest-of-the-school-year-in-kansas-will-be-short-days-with-limited-screen-time Originally posted to Facebook 3/19/2020....
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