The Lawrence school district is working to make sure substitute teachers are trained on crisis procedures for the school buildings they are working in, its leaders say.
Ron May, director of school safety and security, said during the Lawrence school board meeting Monday that the district is also making sure substitute teachers are trained on the electronic door locks the school buildings use.
The move appears ...
Two summers ago, Kathleen Robson was used to losing electricity at her home for hours at a time — so much so that she planned her day around it.
“I learned to do all my cooking or whatever I thought I needed before 11 in the morning because it would be off two or three hours,” said Robson, who lives on land southeast of Lone Star Lake in rural Douglas County.
Around 1 p.m. Wednesday, Robson and at least ...
The Lawrence school board will soon receive its first update from a new group investigating the possibility of starting the school day later for high school students.
The Late Start Time Implementation Committee, a school district committee charged with investigating the possibility of moving back start times at Lawrence and Free State high schools, is expected to provide the update during the board’s meeting ...
Story updated at 3:59 p.m. Thursday
The University of Kansas now has until mid-February to respond to the NCAA’s accusations of recruiting violations by its men’s basketball program, along with other alleged infractions.
The university on Thursday said that the NCAA set a deadline of Feb. 19, 2020, or 90 days from Thursday, for KU to respond to an NCAA Notice of Allegations that it received on Sept. ...
A new fitness curriculum at Billy Mills Middle School could lead to students following the career of their school's namesake.
Keith Jones, principal of Billy Mills, said a sixth-grade physical education class at the school was the first in the country to pilot a new fitness education program called the Splash, Spin, Sprint Curriculum. The program is based on the three sports that make up triathlons: swimming, ...
A rural homeowner near Clinton Lake will be allowed to operate a boat and RV storage lot on her property, but the Douglas County Commission took steps Wednesday to make sure bus-like RVs would not be permitted.
The commission on Wednesday approved, with a 2-1 vote, a conditional use permit that will allow Connie Robertson to rent out 10 spaces for boats and RVs on her 6.3-acre property at 1072 North 1200 Road. ...
