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Post-Labor Day open for three Kansas school districts, KCPS reopening plan yet to be approved

A vote to resume classes after Labor Day has been finalized for three large Kansas school districts while KCPS in Missouri waits on approval of their proposed five-phase reopening plan.

This week three of Kansas’ largest school districts voted to resume classes after Labor Day. Kansas City Public Schools across the state line also plan to begin after Labor Day, though the district is pushing for an online start with phased-in classroom learning.

On Thursday, the Wichita district’s Board of Education voted to delay school until after Sept. 7, approving two online alternatives for students.

Blue Valley and Shawnee Mission districts in Johnson County revealed their plans Wednesday to postpone the school year, the same day the Kansas State Board of Education rejected Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly’s order that all districts in the state delay reopening.

The last announcement for reopening plans made by Kansas City Public Schools in Missouri was also made Wednesday, the district tweeting, “We’re recommending that classes start on Sept. 8 with distance learning, and then we move to different phases of in-person learning over time if it’s safe to do so. Our goal is to be back at 100 percent in-person learning. We miss seeing our students in our school buildings!”

In Kansas City, Kan., the school board voted Tuesday to delay in-person classes for the first nine weeks of the school year, with students spending that time getting online instruction instead, reports KCTV 5 News. The Topeka School District has also announced plans to open schools remotely on Sept. 9.