The Wichita School Board said today nothing is final, but revealed more about their current learning opportunities available for students and parents. Each family will get to decide what works best for them. There are three options. On-site learning: this is in-person classes, but with a few changes…like social distancing, and mask-wearing. My SCHOOL remote: students will take the same hour to hour classes but online. Board officials said some classes may require in-person attendance. Education Imagine Academy: a fully virtual school that provides flexibility in school hours. Depending on what you choose, you likely won’t get the chance to switch until the semester ends. After speaking with parents, they said they are concerned about the teachers who will be in the front lines
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The Kansas Star Casino confirmed Tuesday it is moving forward with permanent layoffs. Boyd gaming would not say how many employees are affected, but in May it issued a Warn Act saying it could range from 25-percent to 60-percent of staff. Kansas Star Casino files plans for possible layoffs  The company said the layoffs are at the lower end of the range they announced in May. In an email Tuesday, Boyd Gaming stated, “Given these ongoing challenges and continued uncertainty, we are moving forward with permanent layoffs of team members who were still on furlough and had not been recalled to work.  These layoffs are at the lower end of the range outlined in the WARN Act letters issued in May. We are notifying affected team members as expeditiously as we can.”
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