Swift named permanent Lawrence Schools superintendent
Lawrence Public Schools selects interim leader Jeanice Kerr Swift as permanent superintendent. In a district news release, Swift expresses gratitude to the Board and community and commits to continuing work under the motto Every Child, Every Day. She became interim superintendent after Anthony Lewis resigned last summer.
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Prairie Park speech therapist accused in affidavit
A Prairie Park Elementary student told investigators of a disturbing test by a school speech therapist, Mark Elliot Gridley, who was charged with child personal offense. The affidavit describes the student being blindfolded with Band Aids and tape, hands bound, while a long cylindrical object was moved inside their mouth until gagging occurred. Gridley, 60, was employed as a speech therapist at Prairie Park until charges were filed earlier this month.
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Lawyer says shooting was an accident in Douglas County
Defense attorney told Judge Blake Glover that the Wednesday shooting which left 23 year old Lawrence man in critical condition was for all intents and purposes an accident. The defendant Cody Allen Gore Holland, appearing via video from the Douglas County Jail, said there is no animosity with the injured man, who is a friend. The attorney sought an own recognizance bond for his client.
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Haskell community gathers after major university layoffs
In Lawrence, Kansas, about a hundred students, staff, and locals met at First Presbyterian Church to address Haskell Indian Nations University layoffs. Dan Wildcat urged donations to the Haskell Foundation to cover unmet needs, while State Sen. Marci Francisco sought campus food and housing aid for affected individuals amid a federal wave targeting probationary workers.
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