ICE
ICE detention center approved for Leavenworth despite resident protestsLeavenworth, Kansas approved the reopening of the Midwest Regional Reception Center as a new ICE detention center on Tuesday after a year-long process. The city commission… Read More
Public Education
Former Kansas elementary teacher pleads no contest to charges of taking indecent liberties with a child(The Sentinel) – Jerome Riscovallez, 55, a former Henry Leavenworth Elementary School teacher, avoided trial later this month by entering two pleas of no contest to charges… Read More
Education, Kansas
Recall of Leavenworth school board member Vanessa Reid fails(The Sentinel) — Supporters of a campaign to oust USD 453 board member Vanessa Reid failed to gather the required number of signatures on a petition to place a recall… Read More
Public Education
‘Failed attempt to undermine an election’: Recall of conservative Kansas school board member fails(The Sentinel) – Supporters of a campaign to oust USD 453 board member Vanessa Reid failed to gather the required number of signatures on a petition to place a… Read More
Culture, Education
Elected leaders’ concerns about early-age sexual indoctrination in Leavenworth elementary school is unwelcome, brings call to resignAs a conservative, Pat Proctor never did feel welcome at Leavenworth’s David Brewer Elementary School in Kansas. It’s only gotten worse now. After they blew the… Read More
Education, Kansas
Parent cites Leavenworth High School for lack of transparency, accountability(The Sentinel) — What began last year as concern over content in an English Language Arts class has repeated itself this school year and resulted in a Leavenworth High School parent… Read More