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Patrick Richardson

Patrick Richardson writes for the The Sentinel.

Culture, Public Education
Kansas school district: honoring parents’ wishes on student pronouns is discriminatory

(The Sentinel) – The Wichita School district is declining to answer questions about a teacher training that says it is “discriminatory” for teachers to honor parents’ wishes regarding their… Read More

March 9, 2023
Public Education
School board rushes special meeting for policy change to clear wrestler for tournament. Did it violate the Kansas Open Meetings Act?

(The Sentinel) – The Newton USD 373 Board of Education appears to have violated the Kansas Open Meetings Act (KOMA) during a special meeting called on Feb. 22, 2023. Read More

March 6, 2023
Education, Kansas
Kansas school superintendent allegedly misused federal funds, audit finds

(The Sentinel) — A yearly audit of the Morris County Unified School District 417 found significant problems within the district — particularly in the handling of COVID relief funds.Morris County… Read More

February 21, 2023
Kansas, Taxes
Bill before Kansas Legislature would exempt Social Security payments from state income tax

A bill recently passed out of the Kansas Senate Tax Committee would be a significant boon to retirees on a fixed income. Senate Bill 33, the first… Read More

February 13, 2023
School Choice, Uncategorized
Kansas House committee approves ESA school choice bill

(The Sentinel) – The Kansas House of Representatives K-12 Education Budget Committee heard testimony earlier this week on House Bill 2218, which would eventually provide an education savings account… Read More

February 10, 2023