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Patrick Richardson

Patrick Richardson writes for the The Sentinel.

Education
Wichita district: credit for class attendance requires just last 10 minutes

(The Sentinel) — Wichita Public Schools Unified School District 259 has declined to answer questions about an attendance policy which — theoretically — would allow students to miss the… Read More

February 6, 2023
Public Education
Credit for class attendance requires just 10 minutes in this Kansas school district

(The Sentinel) – Wichita Public Schools, USD 259, have declined to answer questions about an attendance policy which — theoretically — would allow students to miss the majority of… Read More

February 6, 2023
Christian Schools, Public Education
Kansas legislature considers bill to modify sports competition between public and private schools

(The Sentinel) – Last year, the Kansas State High School Athletics Association — which governs all high school sports in Kansas — adopted new rules intended to level competition… Read More

January 31, 2023
Kansas, Open Records
Kansas Supreme Court: KORA requires production of electronic records

A Kansas Supreme Court decision has put public records custodians on notice: under the Kansas Open Records Act they must provide electronic copies of electronic records.“This ruling clarifies that… Read More

January 19, 2023
Opinion, Public Education
Kansas school district dodges questions about taxes ahead of huge bond issue

(The Sentinel) – School districts routinely ask voters to approve hundreds of millions in new bond issue debt with the promise that it won’t cost them anything. But there… Read More

January 18, 2023