Students caught using vaping products in the Boone County Schools will soon find themselves assigned to an in-school diversion program. The four-week, one-hour, once-a-week program will be led by professional intervention specialists from Stoic Health and Wellness and will serve as an alternative to expulsion. “Many of the current school disciplinary actions are connected to […]
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Two Boone County teachers honored at board of education meeting
Fifth grade teacher Akrivi Watson and kindergarten teacher Beth Fitzwater were honored as the monthly Break-the-Mold award recipients for the Boone County Schools at March’s Board of Education Meeting. Watson began the North Pointe Elementary Panthers-With-A-Purpose student council group in 2007. The Hebron school serves pre-k through fifth grade students. Three years ago Beth […]
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Action Ministries provides weekend food for children who rely on school for meals
Kids whose parents are low income can eat a free breakfast and lunch at school Monday through Friday, but what happens on the weekend? Family Resource Coordinators in Kenton County Schools work with classroom teachers to find students who need weekend food supplies. Those coordinators put in an order with Action Ministries, and small packages […]
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On The Street Where You Live – Midnight Run
Midnight Run is the entrance street to Revere’s Crossing subdivision in Independence. Each of the four streets are named in reference to Paul Revere. Midnight Run is half mile long leading from Taylor Mill Road to a dead end. Bev and Terry Dullaghan Seventeen years ago, Taylor Mills residents Bev and Terry Dullaghan were looking […]
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Moms For Liberty group forming in Boone County seeks to remove ‘inappropriate’ books
The appearance of two representatives from Moms For Liberty was lost among the many angry statements from parents of Conner High School students at last week’s Boone County Board of Education Meeting. The louder discussion concerned reinstatement of a student at Conner High School who had formerly threatened other students. The Moms for Liberty group […]