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A nearly one-hour meeting of the Newton Board of Education on April 13 contained only one agenda item, labeled as SB40 Hearing.
According to superintendent Fred Van Ranken, the board heard oral arguments as the result of a parent filing a grievance against the school mask mandate an action allowed under Senate Bill 400 which passed last month and became effective April 1. That hearing was held at the request of a parent that wants us to remove our mask policy, said superintendent Fred Van Ranken. The board served as hearing officer under Senate Bill 40.
In addition to Newton, such hearings with school boards over face covering requirements have started or been requested multiple Johnson County schools and at least one Sedgwick County school.