Patrick Richardson

Patrick Richardson writes for the The Sentinel. 

Courts
Kansas sues federal government over new Title IX rules

(The Sentinel) – Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is suing the federal government over changes to Title IX requirements that are supposed to protect women and minorities from… Read More

May 17, 2024
Public Education
Kansas school district seems in violation of building needs assessments law

(The Sentinel) – A Kansas school district appears to be in violation of state law K.S.A. 72-1163, which requires local school boards to conduct annual needs assessments in each school and publish… Read More

May 13, 2024
Opinion
Kansas school district surrenders records after nearly a month of obfuscations and denials

(The Sentinel) – After weeks of back and forth reminiscent of a Franz Kafka novel, USD 233 Olathe finally sent the records they continually insisted either did not exist or… Read More

May 9, 2024
Legislation
Kansas House fails to override veto of youth ‘gender-affirming care’

(The Sentinel) – A bill that would have banned so-called “gender-affirming care” for minors in the state is dead, at least for this session, after two Kansas House Republicans switched… Read More

May 3, 2024
Courts
Kansas school district dodging questions about legal fees

(The Sentinel) – The Olathe, Kansas Unified School District administration and board of education are either refusing to answer questions about legal fees defending a lawsuit the district ultimately lost… Read More

April 30, 2024