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West Ada family splits up to navigate COVID-affected school year
With an immunocompromised sister at home, 16-year-old Lili will move in with her grandparents so she can attend school in-person during her junior year.
Idaho parents: Yellow signals “no” to mask mandates
Parents are organizing at board meetings, on websites, social media platforms and with dress codes to make sure they are heard.
Boise parents voice frustrations over mask rules, Caldwell keeps masks optional
Parents in the Boise School District are upset about the board’s recent decision to require masks for the start of the school year. But many more are upset about what they consider a lack of transparency.
Boise trustees reinstate mask mandate
The change comes a week after the CDC and Central District Health updated their guidance for the upcoming school year.
Jane Fonda to pay for high school students’ BSU climate change class
The actress and activist will fund participation in the course for nine Idaho students — if they get involved with a Greenpeace campaign urging the federal government to end fossil fuel subsidies.
West Ada sold its art school building to a Texas charter company
Money from the sale will go towards completing phase one of a new building for the Idaho Fine Arts Academy, scheduled to open in January.
Boise School District lifts mask mandate for the fall
Parent and staff surveys indicated that face coverings are not a priority. Surveys also said the district should continue to monitor community COVID cases.
Principal ready to ‘give the keys to the kids’ in new West Ada school
Owyhee High opens in August and the students will have the opportunity to start new traditions.
Boise native finds college success amid constant disruptions
Winston Gee, a 2017 graduate of Boise High, earned all As in four years of college that included evacuations for a fire, mudslide and pandemic.
Boise schools were sole ‘target’ of lawmaker’s indoctrination search
Rep. Priscilla Giddings’ asked for equity-focused teaching materials from the Boise School District via a public records request on May 26. No other districts received a similar request, records show.