District adds safety focused roles across Cedar Rapids schools
The Cedar Rapids district will add 29 social emotional behavioral health intervention specialists and campus safety liaisons to middle and high schools to address safety and behavior. An elementary safety and success advocate will support fourth and fifth graders at risk, with data driven targeting and training from security experts and partners like Kids First.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker
Franklin Middle School
Jay Richardson
Richardson
Franklin
Carr
Kids First
Cedar Rapids
Crschools
Iowa to pay 4.2 million in Ray foster care settlement
Iowa taxpayers will cover 4.2 million from the general fund to settle abuse claims involving the Rays foster care case, with 1.8 million for attorney fees, 50,000 to a conservator, and 2.3 million into an annuity for the child. The agreement mandates malnutrition training for HHS staff and access to medical records, plus a broader push for safety in foster care and juvenile justice, as well as a separate 5,000 payout to Oliver Weilein over withheld body camera footage from his 2023 arrest at Kinnick Stadium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Rays
State
Department of Health and Human Services
State Appeal Board
HHS
Scott M. Wadding
Sabrina
Ray
Wadding
Joan & Lyle Middleton
University of Iowa
Kinnick Stadium
Oliver Weilein
White House
Washington, D.C
Barbara Wilson
Kinnick
Weilein
USPD
Weslein
Also Mentioned on This Page
Janessa Carr
Social Emotional Specialists
Tor
Jay Richardson Franklin
Jim Slosiarek
the Gazette
General Fund
Iowa City Council
Andrew Dunn
Vanessa. Miller
Thegazette
Terry Rickers
Sabrina Ray
Misty Jo Bousman-Ray
Marc Ray
Dallas County
Adel
Perry
Bryan Houlgrave
Des Moines Register
Associated Press
Aeria
Pradtu
Kirk Ferentz
Mary Ferentz
Iowaideas.com
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!