CPS students protested in favor of mask mandate
Students returned from winter break last week after the Columbia Board of Education voted for the mask mandate to end Jan. 4.
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Columbia, Jefferson City public schools reinstate mask mandates as coronavirus cases set records
Each district announced the changes in letters to parents and news releases Thursday.
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Shortage of antigen tests continues in Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage on across the country and here in Missouri, the amount of at-home tests available to Missourians is scarce and people are facing long lines at testing centers. This comes as Governor Mike Parson put an end to the state of emergency on December 31st, 2021.
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School districts take steps to keep the doors open despite rising COVID-19 concerns
As COVID-19 continues to spread in schools across the nation, some locals are taking extra steps in order to keep students learning inside of the classroom.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you support bills such as the ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights?’
A hearing room was packed in the Missouri Capitol on Tuesday as scores of people showed up to support or oppose legislation known as the “Parents’ Bill of Rights.”
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Missouri puts pause on antigen test program for schools
COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The state of Missouri is putting a pause on a program that provides rapid COVID-19 tests to schools across the state. Mallory McGowin Spokeswomen for The State Department of Elementary and Secondary Education says, “We now have depleted the limited quantity, the limited inventory that was set aside for schools.” Hundreds of
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University of Missouri Board of Curators votes down temporary face mask recommendations
Board members met virtually at 8 a.m. to talk and vote on the recommendations from President Mun Choi. The board voted the first recommendation down with 3 to 6. Board members voted 2 to 7 against the second recommendation.
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Parents’ Bill of Rights legislation breaks record for most public testimony submitted in Missouri House
Before the Missouri House Committee on Elementary and Secondary Education recessed at 10 a.m., committee staff shared that the House record for most public testimony submitted in person or in writing was broken.
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Former Cole R-V School District teacher dies a year after retiring; district cancels classes Thursday
EUGENE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole R-V School District is reporting the death of Edward Hager, a longtime agriculture sciences instructor and FFA advisor. The district reported Hager retired at the end of last school year. Hager was a native of Eugene and former graduate of Cole R-V High School. The district said in a Facebook
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Blair Oaks R-II School District names new intermediate school principal
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Blair Oaks R-II School District announced Tracey Burns as Blair Oaks Intermediate School Principal for the 2022-2023 school year. Burns currently serves as director of curriculum and assessment in the Blair Oaks R-II School District and has served in this position for the last 7 years and has 11 years
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Missouri Supreme Court sides with Jefferson City Schools in dispute with former employee
The court found in its 12-page opinion that the district showed Tammy Ferry violated district policy by transferring the files to her computer in 2019 “without a legitimate educational interest.”
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University of Missouri declines to change COVID-19 protocols amid spike in student cases
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri System Board of Curators declined to change its COVID-19 protocols amid a spike in the number of positive COVID-19 cases among MU students. On Monday morning, the board members released an agenda for the immediate review of the system’s COVID-19 protocols. During the 8 a.m. meeting Tuesday, MU
Continue Reading QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should MU start the semester with in-person classes?
Many colleges and universities — including Stephens and Columbia colleges — have decided to start their semesters with online classes because of the high case rates, which have led to record hospitalizations. The UM Board of Curators meets Tuesday to review COVID-19 protocols.
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Columbia Board of Education votes to put $80 million bond issue on the April ballot
At the Columbia Public Schools Board of Education meeting Monday night, the board members plan to vote on adding an $80 million bond issue to the City of Columbia’s April ballot.
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Mid-Missouri schools move ahead with in-person learning as coronavirus surge sets records
School is back in session for districts around Mid-Missouri, but the return to classrooms has coincided with a meteoric rise in new coronavirus infections, causing at least one area school to hold remote classes and creating worries among some parents.
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University of Missouri Board of Curators to review COVID-19 protocols
According to an agenda released Monday morning, board members are scheduled to meet over the phone and virtually at 8 a.m. Tuesday. The agenda shows an item listed as COVID-19 protocols.
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FRIDAY UPDATES: Missouri DHSS reporting free at-home test kits delayed to Wednesday
Check back for updates related to the coronavirus pandemic in Missouri.
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports third straight day of record new and active coronavirus cases
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Helias High School placed on 10 minute lockdown while law enforcement searched for a suspect
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Helias Catholic High School was on a brief lockdown for 10 minutes beginning at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Helias Catholic used a lockdown procedure to secure the interior of the school building out of an abundance of caution while law enforcement officials conducted an operation in the surrounding neighborhood. Jefferson City police
Continue Reading American Academy of Pediatrics Missouri chapter president speaks on children choosing to wear masks without a policy
The President of the Missouri chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Dr. Kristin Sohl spoke to ABC 17 News on children choosing to wear masks without a policy.
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