Following a disruptive outburst by a frequent public commenter earlier this month, the Lawrence school board will be considering changes to its public comment guidelines at its meeting next week.
On Monday, the school board will consider making modifications to the guidelines for the public comment periods during the board's business meetings. The proposed changes are meant to clarify anti-bullying policies for ...
Two days after the Trump administration threw out limits on immigration enforcement at or near schools, state education officials are assuring Kansans that student safety and privacy are still top priorities.
On Tuesday, as The Associated Press reported, the Department of Homeland Security announced that the guidance on making arrests in or near "sensitive" locations was being rescinded. This means officers ...
The Douglas County Commission's meeting on Wednesday was interrupted when a person making public comments via Zoom displayed a sexually explicit video and the Zoom feed experienced a technical problem.
The disruption happened during discussion on an agenda item related to the county's financial statements. The commenter on Zoom did not say anything, but rather displayed a video onscreen depicting nudity and ...
Testing for zinc levels in groundwater will be required at future solar projects in Douglas County, the County Commission decided at its meeting on Wednesday.
The commission voted 4-1 in favor of requiring the testing, with Commissioner Karen Willey opposed. The vote comes about a month after the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission recommended that the testing rule be approved.
As the Journal-World ...
Douglas County commissioners at their Wednesday meeting are expected to determine the timeline for the Senior Resource Center's transition from a nonprofit agency into a county department, which will require nearly $220,000 in additional funding.
Commissioners will consider a transition happening by Oct. 1. A memo in the meeting agenda notes that although the full extent of funding the transition won't be clear ...
Lawrence school board members were given an updated timeline on Tuesday for the district's superintendent search, which included plans to hold candidate interviews in mid- to late February and announce a decision in March.
On Tuesday, the school board held a special meeting to review a report from the Kansas Association of School Boards regarding the search. Britton Hart of KASB told the board that he would ...
