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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Update: Sen. Chappelle-Nadal Talks Gun Bill During Press Conference

Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal, D-University City, calls for "common-sense response" to surge in gun violence in press conference Wednesday.

State Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal, D-University City, is calling on Missouri lawmakers to enact reasonable gun safety regulations in the wake of one of the worst years of gun violence in recent memory.  Chappelle-Nadal submitted Senate Bill 124, which would require gun owners to disclose what firearms are in their home to their child's school district.  See our previous story: Have a Gun? Proposed Bill Would Require You to Tell Your Child's School Senate Bill 124 creates the offense of failing to prevent illegal firearm possession, it creates the offense of negligent storage of a firearm and it requires a parent or guardian enrolling a child in school to notify the school district or the governing body of a private or charter school that …

Billy Frank Thornton

3:35 pm on Friday, January 25, 2013

...and DPB, I am coming from a place where the Senator seems to think it wise to collect names of parents with guns. After some thought, it might not be a bad idea. Anyone who would disclose gun ownership to a school district (or physician)...lacks good judgement and should have their weapons confiscated. My comment about providing better mental health capacities in our schools doesn't seem too …   more ›

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Snow Days May Mean Longer School Years for Brentwood, MRH Students

Brentwood School District's academic calendar has shifted because of the snow. MRH School District might turn a professional development day for teachers into a makeup day for students.

Repeated school cancellations due to extreme weather can cause students to attend makeup days. Brentwood School District, however, has a plan in place to offset a certain number of cancellations. "The district has built seven days into the end of the academic calendar for inclement weather makeup days," said Barb Ruhl, assistant to the superintendent. "If there is a situation that exceeds that seven-day mark, then currently the plan is to add on to those days." With two snow days thus far, the last day for students has been moved from May 24 to May 26, with May 25 set as a records day for teachers. Students must complete 174 school days in an academic school year, as mandated by the Missouri Department of Secondary and Elementary Education…

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