K-12 Education

Kansas schools say they had no formal complaints about gender policies before investigation

The U.S. Department of Education has threatened to withhold federal funding from four Kansas school districts for potentially violating federal law with their policies for transgender students. The department took issue with school policies it said allowed students to participate on the sports ...

2 LHS students arrested following fire in girls’ locker room

Two Lawrence High School students have been arrested following a fire in the girls' locker room at the school Monday morning, according to a message Tuesday from the Lawrence school district to the LHS community. The fire originated at a paper towel dispenser that extended to a combustible ...

Students evacuated at Lawrence High School after small fire in girls’ locker room

Updated at 2:26 p.m. Monday, Sept. 29 A small fire in the girls’ locker room prompted an evacuation at Lawrence High School Monday morning, and the cause is under investigation, according to district officials. “We are grateful to report that no students, staff were harmed,” a social ...