Opinion
Conscience in care: Why Kansas took a stand to protect foster familiesâ religious libertyNovember is National Adoption Month â a time to celebrate families who open their hearts to children in need and to encourage more to consider adoption through the foster care system. Last… Read More
Government
Watch: Sen. Marshall calls Obamacare âa slot machine going to big insurance companiesâSen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, called the estimated 35-40% of people on Obamacare who never file a claim âghost peopleâ during remarks Friday on the Senate floor. About 10 million of… Read More
Culture, Uncategorized
Kansas library director admits he wouldnât let his own children read books library made easily accessible to kidsâ(The Sentinel) â Last month, at a meeting of the Hays (Kansas) Public Library Board, local residents were up in arms over a âBanned Books Weekâ display that contained books… Read More
Culture
Watch: Kansas resident skewers library for highlighting sexualized books in child and youth areaA young man criticized the Hays, Kansas, public library for displaying books with graphic, sexual content in a space frequented by children and teens. The âBanned Booksâ display, located by… Read More
Public Education
Kansas teacher fired for helping special needs student through meltdown(The Sentinel) â Earlier this month a Kansas City-area Kindergarten teacher with more than 25 years of experience was fired for âviolating policy 3522,â the districtâs policy on… Read More
Opinion
Op-Ed: The battle for informed consent: Kansas pro-life law under threatWould most people ever imagine that simply informing a woman how far along she is in her pregnancy, offering her the chance to view an ultrasound, or providing information about… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school district prohibits staff from wearing Charlie Kirk-style âFREEDOMâ shirtsA Kansas City-area elementary school has forbidden staff from wearing Charlie Kirk-style âFREEDOMâ shirts. In an email exchange with a concerned citizen that has since been posted on the wildly popular… Read More
Public Education
Kansas City-area cheerleading coach under fire for ârest in pissâ epitaph for Charlie KirkA cheerleading coach at a Kansas City-area high school cheered for Charlie Kirkâs assassination with a social media post reading ârest in piss gummy boy.â âWe are aware. We also denounce this… Read More
Public Education
âLesbian Juiceâ sticker handed out at KC-area high school freshman orientationâA sticker with the sexually suggestive term âLesbian Juiceâ was given out at freshman orientation Aug. 13 at a Kansas City-area high school, The Lion has learned. Gardner Edgerton Unified… Read More
Public Education
Mom wrongly banned from Kansas school blasts alleged lax suspension of teacher for vile Charlie Kirk postA Kansas City-area school district is under fire after it allegedly gave just a two-day suspension to a teacher who made what many feel is a repulsive post on the… Read More
Public Education
University of Kansas employee wonât face discipline for Charlie Kirk commentThe University of Kansas says it will not punish an employee who posted online that slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk is âbetter in the ground as worm food than up… Read More
Public Education
Kansas education official leaves job after post calling Charlie Kirk assassination âwell deservedâA Kansas State Department of Education employee has left the agency after posting that the assassination of Charlie Kirk was âwell deserved.â The Manhattan Mercury reported Monday that Katie Allen, a… Read More
Public Education
Former Kansas elementary teacher pleads no contest to charges of taking indecent liberties with a childâ(The Sentinel) â Jerome Riscovallez, 55, a former Henry Leavenworth Elementary School teacher, avoided trial later this month by entering two pleas of no contest to charges… Read More
Culture
âAFTERMATHâ: Powerful new exhibit to introduce Kansans to facts, impacts of becoming Midwest mecca for abortionWhile surrounding states have worked to reduce the number of abortions since the overturn of Roe v. Wade, theyâve nearly tripled in Kansas since the stateâs Supreme Court conceived of… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school district issues transgender policy, testing state law that banned males from female sportsâ(The Sentinel) â In a challenge to Kansas state law, Lawrence USD 497 has issued a policy for the new school year on the interaction with transgender, non-binary, and gender… Read More
Culture
Chiefsâ star Trey Smith says God spared his life: âI gotta share my testimonyâAn all-star offensive lineman for the Kansas City Chiefs says he feels compelled to tell others about the God who saved his life and guided him through dark valleys, time… Read More
Culture
Kansas universities update email signature policy after DEI law(Metro Voice News) â Universities across Kansas are ending what was seen as a divisive practice in communications in the wake of state guidelines targeting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Read More
Government
Kansas Ed Dept. passes the buck to Gov. Kelly on Kobach guidance to remove gender identity references from state school lunch contractsâ(The Sentinel) â The ongoing disagreement between Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) and the Kansas State Board of Education (KSBOE) is intensifying over… Read More
Public Education
Kansas among 22 states allowing in-state tuition for undocumented studentsâ(The Sentinel) â For more than 20 years, the State of Kansas has offered in-state tuition to undocumented students since then-Governor Kathleen Sebelius signed … Read More
Public Education
Kansas among 22 states allowing in-state tuition for undocumented studentsâ(The Sentinel) â For more than 20 years, the State of Kansas has offered in-state tuition to undocumented students since then-Governor Kathleen Sebelius signed … Read More