Lawsuit over COVID mandates dismissed
March 2, 2022 – Ellen Gerst – A federal judge has once again dismissed the wide-ranging vaccine mandate lawsuit originally led by Grace Smith, the Laramie high schooler arrested for trespassing in October after returning to school while suspended for refusing to wear a mask on campus… (click title to read full article)
Covid numbers remain low as school district tweaks policies
October 7, 2021 – Ryan Hanrahan – A little over one month into the school year in Johnson County, 4% of students (48) and less than 1% of staff members (less than 12) are currently identified as absent due to a positive coronavirus case or a close contact quarantine….(click title to read full article)
School district spending federal coronavirus funds
September 30, 2021 – Ryan Hanrahan – Johnson County School District No. 1 is slowly expending its portion of federal stimulus money approved in December 2020 to help school districts around the country prevent, prepare for and respond to the coronavirus pandemic…. (click title to read full article)
JCSD1 will not require masks in schools
August 4, 2021 – Students and staff will not be required to wear masks in Johnson County School buildings when they return to school later this month. That is according to a press release sent Monday from the Johnson County COVID Task Force…. (click title to read full article)