New GCHS truancy program shows positive results
Gar den City High School implements a truancy diversion process led by Erica Pargas. When a student is flagged, parents, the county attorney and school officials meet to outline a diversion contract replacing court hearings. The program targets attendance issues at GCHS, the Alternative Center, and the Virtual Academy.
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Garden City High School
Erica Pargas
Pargas
Finney County
Department of Chil
Drew and Families
GCHS
Alternative Center
Virtual Academy
Christopher Sanders
Garden City
Former Scott City mental health director arrested on child porn allegations
Kent S. Hill, 54, former Benton County Mental Health Division manager, was arrested in Oregon on 10 counts of encouraging child sex abuse in the first degree and 10 counts in the second degree. Linn County authorities led the investigation into online child pornography distribution and coordinated with Benton County and other agencies. See Arrest, Page A6.
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Scott City
Oregon
Linn County
Kent S. Hill
Corvallis
Ore
Benton County Sheriffs Office
Linn County Sheriffs
Hill
Benton County
KU father cites lack of Title IX inquiry after vandalism incident
Tim Calvert testified before a Kansas Senate education committee that KU officials did not initiate a Title IX investigation after his daughter McKenzie Calvert reported vandalism by KU star Josh Jackson. He noted IOA told the family no other university or coach had started an inquiry, despite mandatory reporting rules and earlier Title IX actions involving Vick.
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Kansas Senate
Tim Calvert
Kansas Senate Education Committee
Calvert
McKenzie Calvert
University of Kansas
Josh Jackson
Office of
Institutional Opportunity and Access
IOA
Brandon Schneider
Lagerald Vick
Joe Monaco
Monaco
Alan Sash
New York
Sash
University
Vick
Jackson
Kansas City Star
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