Woman charged with hitting child at Columbia school bus stop
Prosecutors have charged a woman with failing to stop for a school bus and injuring a child after she allegedly hit a boy at a southeast Columbia bus stop.
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Columbia Boone County Health Department hosts first walk-in only vaccine clinic
CENTRALIA, MO (KMIZ) The Columbia/Boone Public Health and Human Services Department hosted its first walk-in only vaccination clinic for rural areas Wednesday. The health department, in partnership with the Missouri National Guard, vaccinated 95 people at its walk-in clinic in Centralia Wednesday. Ashton Day, the health educator for Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services,
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Law enforcement, school officials: Follow bus-stop crossing law
The 10-year-old New Haven Elementary School student suffered only minor injuries, according to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies arrested a woman on suspicion of ignoring the stopped sign on the school bus.
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19-year-old woman accused of hitting child at Columbia bus stop
Capt. Brian Leer with the Boone County Sheriff’s Office said Nancy P. Metz of Columbia was arrested on suspicion of failing to stop for a school bus and injuring a child. Leer said she posted bond and was released.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should schools hold in-person proms?
In Columbia, Battle and Rock Bridge high schools held in-person prom events over the weekend.
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Missouri public schools and colleges gearing up for in-person graduations
The University of Missouri, Stephens College and Columbia College each plan to hold graduation events in-person this spring after the pandemic pushed those events into the summer or online entirely last year.
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State-mandated testing returns to Mid-Missouri schools after pandemic pause
Missouri put state-mandated exams on hold last year as many students were learning online through the coronavirus pandemic, but the assessment is making a return this semester.
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Columbia Public Schools looking for feedback from families on potentially new elementary boundaries
The Columbia Board of Education on Monday will get to see options for redrawing elementary school boundaries created by a consultant.
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Columbia Public School students and teachers complete first week of full return
COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools completed it’s first week of full return of in-person classes for all grade levels. CPS students headed back to the classroom this past week, as April 5 marked the first day of student’s in-person class schedule. All CPS students were on a hybrid model. Elementary students held in-person classes
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Columbia bus driver fired after video surfaces showing reckless driving
A bus driver has been fired after a Columbia Public Schools parent recorded a video of a school bus swerving in and out of lanes on Highway 63 on Tuesday evening.
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Columbia Board of Education to receive recommendation on next assistant superintendent for elementary education
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education will get a recommendation for the next assistant superintendent for elementary education next week. De’Vion Moore will replace current Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Education Dr. Jill Brown who announced earlier this year she would be leaving the district. Moore is currently the principal at Alpha Hart Elementary
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Newcomers Sasser and Snodgrass defeat incumbent in Columbia’s Board of Education race
After a year for school districts across the country that was unlike any in recent history, five Columbia residents are asking voters for a spot on the seven-member Board of Education.
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WATCH: CPS superintendent talks full return, student vaccinations
CPS Superintendent Dr. Peter Stiepleman will join ABC 17 News This Morning at 6 a.m. Tuesday to talk about the return.
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What to expect at Boone County polling places for Tuesday’s municipal election
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County polling places on Tuesday’s municipal election day will continue coronavirus safety protocols for the second year in a row. According to the Boone County Clerk, you’ll need a mask and an ID to vote at your polling place. On this year’s ballot, voters will be debating over school board positions,
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District still needs substitute teachers as CPS returns to five-day weeks
Most Columbia Public Schools students returned to a five-day-a-week, in-person learning schedule Monday, but the district still doesn’t have enough substitute teachers to fill their classrooms.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Students and teachers in Columbia Public Schools will return to 5-day, in-person classes Monday. Students are still required to wear masks on buses and on campus. However, classroom teachers are expected to provide time for students to take “mask breaks” throughout the school day. Families are encouraged to provide their own transportation
Continue Reading Columbia Public Schools set to return to full time in-person learning
The Columbia Board of Education voted unanimously to return most students to the classroom five days a week in March.
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FRIDAY UPDATES: Columbia Public Schools Foundation donates 100,000 child-size masks for students
Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Columbia Public Schools reaches settlement with family over the use of seclusion rooms
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A settlement has been reached between Columbia Public Schools and the family of a student over the use of seclusion rooms. The district agreed to pay a family $20,000 over claims administrators at Beulah Ralph Elementary School put a child in a room for several hours as punishment. CPS denied it did
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Updated CDC guidance says 3 feet of distancing is safe in schools
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shortened its physical distancing guidelines for children in schools to recommend most students maintain at least 3 feet of distance. The CDC had previously said schools should try to maintain at least 6 feet of distance between children. This change comes after a new study
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