Kansas Parents Say Teacher Was Fired for Offering ‘Dignity’ to Student with Special Needs

Kansas parents say teacher was fired for offering ‘dignity’ to student with special needs

Parents packed the Blue Valley School Board meeting telling leaders its their policy not that veteran teacher that failed a student.

Parents say Kansas teacher fired for showing 'dignity' to student with special needs

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (WDAF) – The Blue Valley School Board in Overland Park, Kansas, voted Monday night to terminate a kindergarten teacher with more than 25 years of experience. “Mrs. Hart is our safeguard. Every parent should want someone like her as their child’s teacher," parent Leah Karchin said of the teacher, Barb Hart. Government shutdown could be the longest ever, House Speaker Johnson warns The district fired Hart for violating a …

Parents say Blue Valley teacher fired for showing special needs student 'dignity'

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- The Blue Valley School Board voted to terminate a kindergarten teacher with more than 25 years experience Monday night. “Mrs. Hart is our safeguard. Every parent should want someone like her as their child’s teacher," parent Leah Karchin said of teacher Barb Hart. Women Leaders in Sports National Convention kicks off in Kansas City The district fired the kindergarten teacher for violating a policy on Emergency Safety…

Blue Valley parents cry foul after district fires kinder teacher

The Blue Valley Board of Education voted Monday night to terminate a longtime kindergarten teacher, despite dozens of parents and students showing up in support of her. Barb Hart was dismissed from Sunset Ridge Elementary School in Overland Park at the end of September for violating the district’s Emergency Services Intervention policy, which outlines when “seclusion or physical restraint” may be used. Parents say that on Sept. 30, a special edu…