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According to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, more than 150 students dropped out of Columbia Public Schools in the 2022-2023 school year. So, one local group is opening a new center in town that will support kids in traditional and some not so traditional ways.
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The CDC has found a decrease in the use of e-cigarettes, but there is still work to be done. E-cigarettes can impact brain development and the CDC has reported a rise in hospitalizations due to vaping related products.
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In Missouri, just under 25% of its Head Start centers are within a walkable distance from a public transit spot — making the early childhood program less accessible to families without reliable transportation.
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Several hundred people gathered last Friday for the “Keep Hate Out of Health Care'' rally at the University of Missouri.
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Officials on Monday announced Washington University's Transgender Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital would no longer offer puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones or surgeries to minors, even those who are exempt from a newly enacted ban on treatment for transgender youth.
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Officials say tackling St. Louis and St. Louis County’s more than 6,000 abuse and neglect cases will require hiring more investigators.
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced in a press release Friday that the state will restrict state-funded travel to Missouri, along with Nebraska and Wyoming, as a result of anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation that has been recently enacted in each state.
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Many parents of Columbia Public School children have received emails this week notifying them of the release of educational records. This comes in relation to a 2020 lawsuit where two parents allege their children were confined in seclusion rooms, one injured from a restraint.
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Organizers of Vote16MO said that will allow teens to be more involved in decisions that affect their lives.
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Many low-income children depend on school breakfasts and lunches to support their nutrition. However, when school gets out in May, the Summer Food Service Program, or SFSP, provides an alternative solution.