Tag: Blue Valley School District
Wolf Springs, Blue Valley refuse to answer questions about alleged ‘murder list’
More than a year after an alleged “incident” involving an alleged “murder list” at Wolf Springs Elementary School, questions remain…
Blue Valley substitute teacher laments decline in academic emphasis
Amid a growing chorus of parents expressing concerns about academic declines and exposing children to objectionable gender and race indoctrination…
Gov. Kelly: parents should butt out of curriculum issues
She said it more covertly than Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe but the message is the same — Kansas Governor…
Study: diversity administrators do not improve student achievement
The achievement gap between white and minority students likely increases when K-12 school districts hire chief diversity officers. That’s the…
Schools approve graphic gay sex scenes in classroom book
A book detailing the sexual exploits of a young man is on the approved reading list for students as young…
Blue Valley teacher violates student’s privacy over medical mask exemption
A Blue Valley Northwest teacher is under fire today after parents complained she promised to tell her Facebook followers whether…
Another false spending claim from Stand Up Blue Valley
A Facebook post falsely claiming that operating spending per student was $9,098 in the 2020 school year is the latest…
More school funding deception from Stand Up Blue Valley
A recent Facebook post by Stand Up Blue Valley is another good example of advocacy groups placing a higher priority…
Haven School Board Considers Proactive Approach to CRT
Debates about teaching critical race theory in public schools are erupting throughout the country and all across Kansas. One Kansas…
Blue Valley to spend $40k plus benefits on COVID contact tracer
It’s all good news on the COVID-front in Johnson County, but school districts continue to plan for apocalyptic levels of…
Blue Valley cancels in-person 8th Grade graduation
Add the cancellation of in-person 8th Grade graduation to the list of traditional rites of passage ripped from students by…
Goddard lifts mask mandate; SMSD, BV refuse
Calling masks “disruptive and divisive” in the school environment, at least one Kansas school district made masks optional for the…
Blue Valley parents say Diversity Club video sent divisive message
Frustrated parents of Blue Valley Southwest High School students say a Diversity Club video shown in a virtual student assembly…
Schools are spending $100k on mask lawsuit for 16 kids
The attorney representing parents of 16 students fighting for individual mask exemptions says the Blue Valley and Olathe school districts…
Blue Valley asymptomatic testing stirs controversy
A local pediatrician is questioning the logic behind a Blue Valley School District initiative that tests asymptomatic students for COVID-19. …
Kansas lawmakers consider mandate for in-person learning option
Eighth-grader Ian Reimer has attended school in person for three days since March 12, 2020. The Gardner-Edgerton student started school…
Parents, students tell lawmakers remote learning is hurting students
Hybrid and remote learning is taking a toll on Kansas students, parents and kids told the House K-12 budget committee…
In-person learning restrictions tied to depression, suicide
The Blue Valley school district has lost at least two students and a principal to suicide since the lockdowns last…
JoCo COVID positivity rate includes some who tested negative
The COVID positivity rate, which Johnson County health officials say is too high for schools to safely open, includes people…
Big pay hikes for Blue Valley administrators
Parents remain frustrated over the lack of dyslexia services in USD 229 Blue Valley, which has been partially blamed on…
JoCo doc: COVID positivity rate artificially high, from skewed sample
Dr. Christine White, a pediatrician with Johnson County Pediatrics, says the COVID positivity rate is artificially high because “the data…
Blue Valley school district has Democrat candidate speak to students
Students in the Blue Valley school district Center for Advanced Professional Studies (CAPS) program attended an event on voting that…
Blue Valley schools a nightmare for students with dyslexia
A mother still in scrubs after her shift stood before the Blue Valley Board of Education in a faltering voice,…
Why KCK’s Sumner Academy Is Outperforming Blue Valley Southwest
Based on demographics, one would expect Blue Valley Southwest High School to outperform every other public school in the Blue…