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A page on Facebook has school district officials concerned. On it are videos of young people fighting and photos with comments that many say are offensive. The site says the fights are taking place inside South High School, and that the photos are of students at Wichita schools. The page has hundreds of friends, and the school district wants it taken down. It says the videos were not shot in South, and none of the students in the fights go there either. Regardless though, some students went to the principal of South about the page.

All schools and offices in USD 265 Goddard are closed today due to a water main break. A few other districts are running mud routes today. Click the link on the left for the latest list of closures and changes.

Wichita students will not have school Thursday.  The district announced all buildings will be closed because of the expected worsening weather conditions. Click here for school and community closings The basketball games scheduled for Thursday night, February 21, will be rescheduled for Friday night, February 22. In addition, there will be a two-hour delay for all state wrestling events on Friday, February 22. Student athletes involved in this competition will receive additional information from their coaches.

Susan Arensman with USD 259 joined us by phone on Eyewitness News This Morning on KSCW to discuss the district's policies for closing school. Arensman says the district works with weather consultants to make the decision. She says their main concern is the safety of the students. When side streets aren't clear, the buses run late. That leaves students outside while waiting for their bus for extended periods of time. When the temperatures and wind chills are low like they were Tuesday and Wednesday, kids are more at risk for frostbite and hypothermia.

For the first time Wednesday, parents can ask questions about changes coming to the Wichita School District, but there are still no details. The district will have to re-draw school boundaries, and some students may have to switch schools. The meeting showed that the process has been pushed back a few weeks. Superintendent John Allison promised parents it would be an open discussion. "Seems like it is early in the process," commented Doug Warren, a parent. "Seems like we don't know much, but hopefully that will change tonight.

(WICHITA, Kan.) It's a hands-on approach that can get high school students on a career path.  Wichita schools will have to decide if Secondary Career & Technical Education programs, like others on the district's Values List, face possible cuts. Among high school students, parents, and community members, Secondary Career & Tech Ed was the most valued item in Wichita high schools.  SCTE covers nearly 20 different areas of study, including computer programming, teaching, and nursing.

The Kansas Highway Patrol is inspecting the buses that will take Wichita students to and from school. Photos from the Inspections Troopers started inspecting First Student's 500+ buses at around 7:00 Thursday morning. They're inspecting equipment and mechanical systems on each bus including brakes, steering, fuel systems, mirrors, lights, stop arm and emergency doors and exits. Each bus that passes gets a sticker from KHP. The first day of Wichita Public Schools is Wednesday, August 15, with a half-day orientation for sixth and ninth graders on August 14.  

By Eyewitness News (WICHITA, Kan.) A spokesperson with Wichita Public Schools says the district will no longer notify parents when there is a new confirmed case of a student infected with the H1N1 virus. In the past, USD 259 notified parents when a case of H1N1 was confirmed by KDHE.  District spokesperson Susan Arnesman says for every confirmed case of the flu strain, there are dozens that go un-confirmed. The district says because H1N1 appears to be wide spread, and health and safety precautions are the same regardless of flu type, the district will no longer notify parents of individual cases.

The threat for severe weather has prompted several western Kansas districts to cancel school Wednesday.   Below is a list of closings. USD 219 Deerfeield USD 227 Hodgeman County USD 255 S. Barber USD 310 Fairfield USD 347 Kinsley- Offerle USD 351 Macksville USD 381 Spearville USD 422 Kiowa County USD 438 Skyline USD 482 Dighton USD 496 Pawnee Heights ...

July 1, 2002 USD 280 Morland and USD 281 Hill City consolidated into USD 281 Hill City July 1, 2003 USD 317 Herndon and USD 318 Atwood consolidated to create USD 105 Rawlins County July 1, 2004 USD 302 Ransom and USD 304 Bazine consolidated to create USD 106 Western Plains July 1, 2005 USD 301 NesTreLaGo dissolved with most students going to USD 106 Western Plains July 1, 2006 ...