The 2023 passage of Proposition Safe Schools has given the Dunklin R-5 District the ability to start improvements, including new safe entrances, a new competition gym, a new turf field, a new storage facility, and new lighting and sound systems in the district’s theater.
Facing the same staff retention and recruiting issues as so many school districts, Jefferson County's Dunklin R-5 is trying daycare benefits for staff.
'Will's Law,' named after four-year-old Will Capps, will raise awareness and implement instructions for schools to better protect students with seizures.