Ulysses adopts random drug testing for students
Ulysses USD 214 Board approves random drug and alcohol testing for middle and high school students in extracurricular activities. Students must sign consent to join a testing pool. District aims to deter use and provide help, not punish, with Sports Safe Testing Service likely handling the program.
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Ulysses
USD 214 Board of Education
Board of Education
Greg Fort
Bill Hall
Sports Safe Testing Service, Inc
Scott County Usd
Hall
Suitability row stirs debate on funding essentials
Kansas State Board of Education splits along lines over funding the board defined curriculum. Ken Willard and supporters want 100 percent funding for mandated academic items while opponents fear cost limits. The board asserts current provisions offer a suitable education amid court-ordered spending disputes.
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Ken Willard
R-Hutchinson
Kansas
Kansas Supreme Court
Kansas State Board of Education
Eye doctors envision early care
Area optometrists join a statewide See to Learn program begun in Kansas in 1993 to give free eye exams to 3 year olds before school. About 20 percent of kindergarten children have vision problems that hinder concentration, with exams catching issues early to prevent learning difficulties.
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Todd Fleischer
Eye Care Council
Kansas
Fleischer
Longtime Finney County investigator to move to Texas
Loretta Tackett, 50, after 28 years with the Finney County Sheriff’s Office, will leave her lieutenant of investigations post on July 8. She plans to unite with husband David, who relocated to Austin on May 31, leaving Garden City for a big city life. Tackett started as a clerk in 1977, rising through roles including records supervisor, warrants officer, and sergeant before becoming lieutenant.
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Finney County Sheriff’s Office
Loretta Tackett
Texas
Kansas
Tackett
Garden City
David
Austin
Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff's Office
Finney County
See to Learn Program Doctors Listed in Area
Optometrists offering the See to Learn program include Dr. Matthew Johannes at Johannes Family Eye Care 511 Campus Drive Garden City KS 275-2222 Dr. Tyler Schremmer 735 W Long Dighton (620) 397-5829 Dr. Joshua Gooden 201 S College St Scott City (620) 872-0040 or toll free 877-872-0040 and Dr. Greg Copeland at Ulysses Eye Care 113 S Main St Ulysses (620) 356-4094
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Matthew Johannes
Johannes Family Eye Care
Campus Drive
Garden City
Tyler Schremmer
W. Long
Dighton
Joshua Gooden
S. College St
Scott City
Greg Copeland
Ulysses Eye Care
S. Main St
Ulysses
Forum addresses Smart Start registry
Language diversity distinguishes southwest Kansas from other parts of the state and improving access to interpreters and translators is a key goal. Sam Lane notes non-English speaking families were a major barrier to services for children under five, prompting an interpreter and translator registry. Public forums were held in multiple towns this week with more planned across the region.
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Southwest Kansas
Sam Lane
Smart Star
Smart Start
Garden City
Lakin
Liberal
Hugoton
Elkhart
Dighton
Scott City
Scots
Tribune
Syracuse
Sublette
Ulysses
Johnson City
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