Schools in Lawrence may soon begin using software to conduct background checks on visitors to their buildings, but the Lawrence school board won’t allow it to be implemented districtwide until some conditions are met.
With a 5-2 vote, the board approved the purchase of a visitor management software and related accessories from Hall Pass School Visitor Management for $69,000. The purchase is funded by a ...
The Lawrence school board will consider purchasing new technology that provides background checks on people who enter its school buildings.
During its meeting Monday, the board will consider purchasing visitor management software and related accessories from Hall Pass School Visitor Management for $69,000.
School district staff suggested the purchase to help schools track and monitor visitors to their ...
Amid allegations that the University of Kansas basketball program committed recruiting violations, the university has cited a report to argue that its record of compliance with NCAA rules was on par with “the industry standard.”
However, when the Journal-World requested a copy of the report, KU officials declined to provide it.
When asked on Thursday why the public should take the university’s word that ...
University of Kansas officials either can’t or will not say whether KU communicated to the NCAA that it only considered former Adidas employee and recruiting fixer T.J. Gassnola a "booster" to the program for an eligibility case.
That could be an important distinction as KU tries to argue in an NCAA infractions case against several alleged recruiting violations tied to Gassnola’s relationship to the ...
Students in the Lawrence school district continue to improve their scores on the ACT exam, despite a drop in the average score across the state.
The Lawrence school district reported an average ACT score of 23.95 for the students who took the test during the 2018-19 school year, according to data the school district recently provided to the Journal-World. The school district reported an average score of 23.7 in ...
The three fossils stolen from the University of Kansas Natural History Museum over the weekend are plant fossils that visitors were allowed to touch when on display.
Lori Schlenker, collections and facilities coordinator for the museum, said in an email to the Journal-World late Tuesday that the fossils were stolen from the museum’s Paleo Garden exhibit, which allows visitors to feel the different fossils. ...
