At this week s city commission meeting, several members of the public indicated they would be filing lawsuits against the City of Salina in response to the continuation of a face mask mandate in the city. A Kansas Senate bill allows a channel for citizens to seek recourse if they ve been damaged by the mandates.
Salina faced its first of these suits last week. It was dismissed, noting that a Kansas city has home rule authority, or final say in how to interpret a state mandate.
Mayor Melissa Hodges said she understands that each individual that plans to file a suit has a different set of circumstances.
After second parent challenge, Olathe school board unanimously votes again to uphold mask mandate Share Updated: 10:04 AM CDT Apr 19, 2021 KMBC 9 News Staff Share Updated: 10:04 AM CDT Apr 19, 2021
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Show Transcript THREE WEEKS NOW A SCHOOLS WILL CONTINUE TO REQUIRE MASKS THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MADE THAT DECISION TODAY AFTER A PARENT ASK THAT THEIR CHILD BE EXEMPT FROM WEARING A MASK. THE DISTRICT RECOMMENDED PARENTS WHO OPPOSE THE MANDATE SUBMIT AN OPT-OUT FORM THE STUDENT MUST DEMONSTRAT
TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE Share Updated: 10:04 AM CDT Apr 19, 2021 KMBC 9 News Staff After a second parent challenge, the Olathe school board voted unanimously Monday morning to again uphold the district s mask mandate.The school board s decision to keep the district s mask mandate came after listening to a parent last week who challenged the requirement. It was the second challenge to the mask manda
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The Kansas City metro area continues to reopen as more and more of the population gets the COVID-19 vaccine. What you need to know: The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Monday the state has 304,719 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and there have been 4,938 deaths since the outbreak started. Overall the state said 34.2% of the population has been vaccinated with at least one dose. Kansas is now only updating COVID-19 data on Mondays,.