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Black Student of the Month: Isaiah Evans

By Ryan S. ● Education ● September 2, 2022

This prestigious award recognizes Black students across the KC Metro. Winners are poised to be the trailblazers and visionaries of the future.

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As Public Schools Increasingly Fail Black Children, Many Black Parents Are Now Turning to Homeschooling

By Jalisa Davis ● Education ● September 1, 2022

Were public schools always failing Black students? Many parents think so and are now turning to homeschooling as a solution.

Following Two Tragic Suicides, Olathe School District Must Reckon With Its Neglect of Student Mental Health Resources

By David Brox ● Education ● August 23, 2022

The Olathe School District is facing increasing scrutiny and student outrage for its failure to provide students with necessary mental health resources.

BREAKING: School Cop, Not Black Student, Shot Principal During Olathe East Shooting

By KC Defender Staff ● Justice ● July 22, 2022

The Assistant Principal at Olathe East High School “was mostly likely shot” by Erik Clark, the school cop, and not by the Black student Jaylon Elmore.

As Right-wing Attacks on Education Escalate, Many KC Schools Ditch Equity Commitments

By SURJ KC ● Education ● July 11, 2022

As right-wing attacks on education continue to escalate nationally, Missouri-Kansas schools are ditching their commitments towards equity.

Missouri Right-wing Extremist Organization Launches Fascist ‘Woke Heat Map’ Targeting Schools for Teaching Black History & Gender

By Ryan S. ● Education ● June 4, 2022

A right-wing extremist organization released an alarming map notifying followers to “hot spots” of “woke” activity. The map “reads like a school hit-list.”

How Turning Point USA Attempted to Infiltrate A Missouri High School (And How Students Organized to Fight Back)

By Breanna Bonner ● Education ● May 19, 2022

A white extremist group attempted to infiltrate a Missouri high school. Here’s how students organized to fight back.

Lee’s Summit West Students Organize Historic Peaceful Protest Denouncing White Extremist Group TPUSA

By KC Defender Staff ● Education ● May 18, 2022

Nearly 500 students took to Lee’s Summit West yard to protest against the founding of white supremacist group Turning Point USA.

“I Hope I See Your Black Ass in a Tree”: Student Launches Lawsuit Against Kearney High School After Facing Racial Terrorism

By Ryan S. ● Education ● May 17, 2022

As white supremacist violence continues to rise across the U.S., a Black student who attended Kearney High School in Missouri is now launching a lawsuit against the school.

Lee’s Summit West Students Attempt to Found Group Which Supports Same White Supremacist Terrorist Ideology as Buffalo Killer

By Ryan S. ● Education ● May 16, 2022

A group of students at Lee’s Summit West are attempting to create a chapter of white supremacist extremist group Turning Point USA.