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Buhler USD 313 working to keep kids in class
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Chronic absenteeism is an issue for every school district, but Buhler USD 313 is putting a focus on reducing that number this year. "Chronic absenteeism, let's define what that means, it means missing 10% or more of your school days," said Buhler USD 313 Superintendent Cindy Couchman. "If we're in school roughly 170-ish days, that means missing 17 or more days of school, so chronically absent is quite a bit. Pre-COVID, Buhler schools ran around 8%, that's pretty low. Since COVID, the year after COVID, 2021-22, we jumped to 32%. Then that was when we had a lot of people home sick, we understand that. That's a little bit of an anomaly, but the following year was around 22%. We really made a considerate effort last year to get it down, and we're working on it again this year. Last year it was 11.8% for Buhler schools. Our goal is to get that back below 10%. And the state average is almost 20%."
Special 'Homecoming' hours for this months Fridays on Forest
A special "Homecoming" edition of Fridays on Forest will take place in September. The outdoor festival, scheduled for the last Friday of the month in downtown Great Bend, will change its hours to 3 p.m. - 7 p.m. on Sept. 27 to coincide with Great Bend High School's home football game.
St. Francis Xavier Catholic School building for the Future
Information is being shared on St. Francis Xavier Catholic School in Junction City. Noted was the outpouring of support received from various donors including those that provided the best school auction result in many years!. The school was also the beneficiary of a gift from the Saint Xavier Foundation. This...
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