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Sep 18, 2022

'You are putting my friends at risk': Kansas school district's proposed transgender policy sparks division

The Gardner Edgerton School District is considering an anti-trans policy. Ahead of the meeting, the ACLU of Kansas said the policy wasn’t sufficient at providing teachers and staff guidance on how to handle...

The Gardner Edgerton School District is considering an anti-trans policy. Ahead of the meeting, the ACLU of Kansas said the policy wasn’t sufficient at providing teachers and staff guidance on how to handle...

The Gardner Edgerton School District is considering a policy that would require students to use the restroom or locker room that corresponds with their “gender assigned at birth.” An earlier policy would have also required students to use the pronouns tha
The Gardner Edgerton School District is considering a policy that would require students to use the restroom or locker room that corresponds with their “gender assigned at birth.” An earlier policy would have also required students to use the pronouns tha
Sep 9, 2022

Vote now for LGBTQ Nation’s 2022 Hero Protecting the Children

In January 2021, 13 year-old Izzy Dieker was riding home from school in rural Kansas when the driver overheard her tell another student that she’s a lesbian. Dieker stood up for herself and with some help...

In January 2021, 13 year-old Izzy Dieker was riding home from school in rural Kansas when the driver overheard her tell another student that she’s a lesbian. Dieker stood up for herself and with some help...

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school bus
Sep 9, 2022

Kansas school district’s planned transgender policy could violate law, ACLU says

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas condemned a school district’s discussed transgender policy as potentially illegal and harmful, in anticipation of a deciding vote on the matter.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas condemned a school district’s discussed transgender policy as potentially illegal and harmful, in anticipation of a deciding vote on the matter.

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School hallway
Aug 25, 2022

If Missouri approves recreational marijuana, how will Kansas react to legal weed in KC metro?

In 2020, the ACLU of Kansas sued the Kansas Highway Patrol over a technique colloquially called the “Kansas Two Step,” in which a trooper at the end of a traffic stop takes a couple steps away and then...

In 2020, the ACLU of Kansas sued the Kansas Highway Patrol over a technique colloquially called the “Kansas Two Step,” in which a trooper at the end of a traffic stop takes a couple steps away and then...

Marijuana plants
Marijuana plants
Aug 19, 2022

‘Blood from stone’: Kansas Court of Appeals examines endless probation for poor people

Sharon Brett, legal director for the ACLU of Kansas, said the case could have widespread implications for an unknown number of people on probation throughout the state who are living below the poverty level...

Sharon Brett, legal director for the ACLU of Kansas, said the case could have widespread implications for an unknown number of people on probation throughout the state who are living below the poverty level...

Sharon Brett, legal director for the ACLU of Kansas, says the state is punishing people “because they’re too poor to buy their freedom.” (Thad Allton for Kansas Reflector)
Sharon Brett, legal director for the ACLU of Kansas, says the state is punishing people “because they’re too poor to buy their freedom.” (Thad Allton for Kansas Reflector)
Aug 5, 2022

Kansas secretary of state refuses to provide provisional ballot records despite court ruling

Secretary of State Scott Schwab is refusing to turn over provisional ballot records in advance of the primary election, despite an appeals court ruling that says he is violating state open records law.

Secretary of State Scott Schwab is refusing to turn over provisional ballot records in advance of the primary election, despite an appeals court ruling that says he is violating state open records law.

A voter fills out an advance ballot on July 29, 2022, at the Shawnee County Elections Office. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)
A voter fills out an advance ballot on July 29, 2022, at the Shawnee County Elections Office. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)