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Patrick Richardson

Patrick Richardson writes for the The Sentinel.

Kansas City
Kansas teacher fired for helping special needs student through meltdown

(The Sentinel) – Earlier this month a Kansas City-area Kindergarten teacher with more than 25 years of experience was fired for “violating policy 3522,” the district’s policy… Read More

October 23, 2025
DEI
Overland Park seems set to defy feds over DEI, ICE requirements in grant

(The Sentinel) — The City of Overland Park, Kansas, seems set to defy the federal government over immigration and DEI policies after receiving a $500,000 grant from the Department… Read More

September 15, 2025
Kansas
Kansas AG tells state board to remove ‘gender identity’ language from school lunch contracts

(The Sentinel) – Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is warning the Kansas State Board of Education in a Wednesday letter that gender identity language in the school lunch… Read More

June 27, 2025
Public Education
KS athletic association says ‘sex at birth’ may not be known at birth

(The Sentinel) – The Kansas State High School Activities Association is declining to answer questions about a form asking for the “sex at birth” of… Read More

May 23, 2025
Government
Education lobby gearing up for funding fight in Kansas, as formula review begins

(The Sentinel) – The Kansas Education Funding Task Force has begun meeting to discuss potential changes to the school funding formula before it expires in 2027, and… Read More

May 21, 2025