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BLYTHEWOOD During a lengthy meeting Monday night, towncouncil approved first reading on two rezoning issues.

In a unanimous vote, council approved a zoning map amendmentfor a 10.4-acre property on Langford Road, rezoning the property from RuralDistrict (RU) to Multi-Neighborhood Commercial District (MC) within theArchitectural Overlay District. One of the property owners, Jim McLean, representedthe applicant, JNT. The MC zoning district has a medium land use intensity forresidential, civic, office and retail categories, according to the townszoning ordinance.

The property (TMS# 17800-01-01) is located on Langford Roadacross from the new Blythewood Farm subdivision and near the intersection withSandfield Road.

Council also approved in a 5-0 vote, first reading to rezone.410 acres owned by Barbara Ball, the applicant, from Town Center District (TC)to Community Commercial District (CC), also within the Architectural OverlayDistrict.

The property (TMS# 15214-03-01) is located at 500 MainStreet.

According to the Towns zoning ordinance, the ArchitecturalOverlay District is intended to require the review and receipt of a certificateof appropriateness from the board of architectural review for

The second and final vote on both property rezonings will betaken at the October, 2021 meeting.

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Sept. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Success TMS, the second largest TMS provider in the world, announced today that veteran healthcare executive, Yvonne Diaz, has joined the company as Chief Operating Officer. At Success TMS, Diaz will be responsible for overall operations of its existing 30 patient care sites as well as leading the company's growth which is expected to triple its size over the next two years. In addition, Diaz will oversee several corporate functions: Talent acquisition and Employee Engagement, HR Management, Facilities and Logistics Management, Analytics and Revenue Cycle Management and general day-to-day operations.

Diaz spent the last 30 years as a healthcare executive at Baptist Health South Florida, Catholic Health East in Pennsylvania, and Stamford Health in Connecticut. "Yvonne is uniquely qualified to drive strategic prioritization, operational accountability and laser focus service excellence. A seasoned transformational leader, Diaz, will help Success TMS expand our reach to help more patients and strengthen our corporate culture of supporting our staff who deliver life changing therapies with empathy, care, and compassion the 'Success TMS Way,'" said Jonathan Michel, Founder & CEO.

"I am honored and incredibly energized to join a company whose sole mission is to transform people's lives one patient at a time," said Diaz. "Many of us at Success TMS have experienced the loss of a loved one due to depression and that is what makes us so determined to improve mental health and wellness in the communities we serve."

Diaz earned her Bachelor degree in Business from Florida International University and her MBA in Healthcare Administration from St. Thomas University in Miami, FL. She is also a Fellow of the Healthcare Advisory Board in Washington, DC.

About Success TMS:

Success TMShas provided over 250,000 treatments in just 3 short years at 30 patient care sites in 6 states. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a safe FDA-approved drug- free alternative for those who suffer from depression and have not had success with more traditional approaches. Covered by most major insurances, 68% of TMS patients achieve significant improvement in just one course of treatments and 45% achieve complete remission, with patient outcomes far outperforming traditional medications. Success TMS has locations in Florida, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Illinois, Milwaukee, and Nevada.

Media Contact: Tammy Petersen [emailprotected] 855-270-2133

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Taos Municipal Schools district is about to submit its application for another round of federal funds designed to help schools stay safe and help students get back on track after an 18-month upheaval brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The TMS District will hold a board meeting on Wednesday (Sept. 22) at 6 p.m. to discuss the funding proposal and get input from the community before submitting a final version of the draft budget at the end of October.

The American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER III) Fund was enacted on March 11, 2021, and provided $122 billion to states and school districts to help safely reopen schools and address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on students.

The ARP ESSER III is the third national funding effort of its kind by the U.S. Department of Education. The first was passed under the CARES Act in March 2020, and the second was passed under the CRRSA Act in December 2020.

New Mexico will receive more than $800 million in ARP ESSER III funds, with no less than 90 percent of the funds to be granted to local educational agencies. The federal money will help meet a range of needs arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, including reopening schools safely and addressing students social, emotional, mental health and academic needs.

Taos Municipal Schools and Charter Schools will receive more than $7,272,000 in ARP ESSER III funds, according toValerie Trujillo, assistant superintendent of Taos Municipal Schools District.

The district will incur indirect expenses administrative costs for securing the funds totaling $346,000 (5 percent of the funds). The remaining $6,925,000 will be distributed at a rate of $2,818 per student.

Anansi Day School, with 190 students, will receive $535,000. Taos Charter School, with 217 students, will receive $611,000. Vista Grande Charter School, with 78 students, will receive $219,000. And Taos Municipal Schools, with 1,972 students, will receive $5,558,000. (All figures have been rounded off).

For other school districts in Taos County, the Peasco Independent School District will receive $1,522,000 and the Questa Independent School District will receive $1,216,000.

Roots and Wings Community School will receive $114,000, Taos Academy will receive $394,000, Taos Integrated School of the Arts will receive $427,000 and Taos International Charter School will receive $645,000.

According to Trujillo, the three charter schools will formulate and submit their own plans for spending the funds. Then, Taos Municipal Schools District will combine all four plans into one application and submit it to the NMPED for approval.

She said an award letter would be expected sometime in October, and the district would be free to begin spending the money.

The current TMS District draft budget calls for $4,071,000 in instructional funding, including $600,000 for a Reading Recovery Program, $400,000 for a Math Recovery Program and $390,000 for three instructional coaches over the next 2 years.

The draft budget also calls for $285,000 in Internet Technology, including $150,000 for IT needs, $26,000 for an IT secretary and $100,000 for Internet hot spots.

Facilities and maintenance accounts for $994,000 in the draft budget, which includes $450,000 for HVAC upgrades in Taos High School B-wing, $200,000 in supplies and materials and $120,000 in custodial salaries for one year.

And food services accounts for $207,000 in the draft budget, which includes $36,000 for two cafeteria cooks and $81,000 for their benefits for one year. (All figures have been rounded off).

Weve set aside for one full time social worker and their benefits, three instructional coaches and their benefits, and a family engagement coordinator and their benefits, said Trujillo. And after-school tutoring is needed weve set aside funds for five long-term substitutes one per school, she said.

Trujillo said she had shared the draft budget with Taos Pueblo and other stakeholders, and that they were pleased with it.

This is another difficult year for teachers and students, trying to figure out how to move forward, knowing that the pandemic is not really going away, said Pascualito Maestas, Taos Municipal Schools District board member.

The first round of CARES funding, the state swapped the State Educational Guarantee funding for CARES funding, so districts ended up coming out even.

Unlike the CARES funds, these funds are extra, said Maestas.

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The Morning Show

Its Like the Flu

Season 2 Episode 2

Editors Rating 3 stars ***

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Welcome back to your favorite soap opera dressed in prestige-drama clothing. No, seriously, if youre looking for a show with subtlety, this is not it, buddy (yep, buddy). Thats part of the fun! Its full of self-righteous speeches, fighting at every turn, dramatic doorstep arrivals, and people using the line You dont want to get in a pissing match with me, all I do is piss with a straight face (Holland Taylor, what a gift this season!). Honestly, I was shocked SHOCKED that the main set piece of this episode was a dinner party, and no one threw a drink in someones face. Later someone does throw a bottle of wine on the floor, so maybe that counts. Anyway, this show is a ridiculous ride and, I know I said this last season but, it is always better when it leans into that fact.

So, yes, the main crux of Its Like the Flu is a welcome dinner party for Alex with all the major players of TMS, and it is brimming with tension. Lets talk about where we are leading up to this party at Corys hotel penthouse. Cory has told Bradley that not only is she not getting the evening news and theyre poaching her new TMS co-anchor instead, but he also informs her that it will be Alex who will be joining her once again on the show. Uh, well, shes livid. She feels lied to and betrayed by her friend and tells him he can fuck off. No, really, she decides to pretend shes sick and not return to the show for like three weeks. If youre thinking, who can call out of work for three weeks when their job performance is already being questioned and keep that job? Good point! In a meeting with her agent, Bradley is sure that not being fired signifies that UBA needs her. She has leverage. Shes in control here.

She is not. I mean, her lets remember who pays who in this room line was great, but she has zero idea whats going on around her. After three weeks of this crap, Cybil orders Cory to fire Bradley. Cory tries his best to get Bradley to see that she might think shes sticking it to UBA, but shes only hurting herself. Why doesnt he just tell her shes about to get canned unless she plays nice? Who knows. Cory loves being a secret puppet master? Actually, that shouldnt be a question. Thats a fact. Cory loves being a secret puppet master. Regardless, thats the energy Bradleys walking into this dinner party with.

Meanwhile, theres Alex. Youd think shed be a little more on guard as she and her agent Doug (Will Arnett) meet up with Cory and Stella in Alexs new executive office (it is legit insane), but she seems to eat up the story Corys telling about giving Alex the heros return she deserves. After everything, Alex, please be a little less trusting, okay?

Admittedly, Alex is off her game. She seems nervous about her return and is carrying guilt around for well, probably for a lot of things. Her hand in the culture at UBA, Hannahs death, and running away and leaving Bradley to deal with the chaos are all things that could be weighing on Alexs conscience. That little scene in which she bumps into Eric while hiding in her old dressing room and blows up at him when he assumes she and Bradley were friends seems to point in that direction, at least.

Again, all of this energy is walking into the dinner party with Alex. Although no one except Cory seems happy that Alex is returning, everyone puts on a happy face to greet their returning colleague. Well, almost everyone. Mia, Yanko, Alison (Janina Gavankar is not being used to her full potential in this role!), and even Stella try to fake it. But one person who refuses to put on a good show for Alex is Daniel. When she hugs him and asks how hes been, he replies: You mean since you fucked me over? Im great. And when Alex tries to make amends for promising to give him Bradleys co-anchor seat once she successfully ousted Bradley, which in turn caused Daniel to turn down the offer to co-anchor YDA, only to have Alex, uh, you know, blow up the network and then leave, Daniel doesnt care. She says she wants to do better this time around, and she truly is sorry, but Daniel isnt buying any of it. And he tosses in a gut-punch about how it took Hannah dying for Alex to wake up. You cant win them all, Alex.

And what about that fateful Alex and Bradley reunion? When Bradley finally shows up, the two have a long, awkward hug, and you can see Bradley is over this whole thing before it begins. During dinner, as Alex is making show suggestions, shes rolling her eyes and sighing. When Cory makes a big speech about how these two women changed the course of human history for the better (Corys on a strict diet of drama and hyperbole) and how the network is doing a huge PR push about Alex and Bradley reuniting that culminates with a big interview special, Bradley seems less-than-enthused. When Alex checks if she and Bradley are good, she gets one of those Im fines that means Im not fine, and is told to set up a meeting through Bradleys assistant. Thats about all Alex can take of this dinner party, and so she heads out to leave. She makes a little goodnight speech with a smile on her face thats full of things about her working on herself, going to therapy, and acknowledging her history. But the speech ends with her stating that she wants to be on TMS and she isnt going anywhere, and that concluding statement tells you everything you need to know about Alexs intentions; shes here whether you like it or not, so get over it.

As you can imagine, Bradley doesnt take to that too well. She follows Alex out into the hall, and the two women have the fight theyve probably both wanted to have since that hug. Or, at least, Bradleys wanted to. She wants Alex to know that things are going to be different this time around. Bradley Jackson is nobodys fucking sidekick! She is Alexs equal, and she wants Alex to be hyper-aware of that. And you know what Alex says back? Good. She doesnt want Bradley to roll over and take what shes given. Thats not the job. This only infuriates Bradley even more. Obviously, a lot of this anger stems from the fact that Alex left Bradley to fend for herself, even after promising to be there for her after Alex decided to leave the show. Sorry I was having a meltdown, is Alexs response to that. Again, Bradley is annoyed at how this conversation is going. Theres lots of yelling and, like so, so many fucks thrown around. Finally, Alex wants to end this: A friendship with you sounds like a really bountiful journey, but the fact of the matter is that they were only on-air together for three weeks. We dont owe each other a thing, she tells her new old co-anchor. Theres no way Bradley will get what she wants out of this argument (honestly, what does this woman want from Alex? It changes every day). So as the elevator doors close on Alex, Bradley tosses out one last cheap shot: She brings up Chip. She reminds Alex that she worked with Chip for 15 years; she might not owe Bradley anything, but doesnt she owe Chip something?

You see, when Bradley first heard about Alex coming back and was at an angry, bitter loss over what to do, she called Chip to get a read on their old colleague. He, uh, doesnt have the fondest memories. This, of course, makes sense since it doesnt seem like Alex even sent him so much as a TY text after his heartfelt, soul-baring voicemail. She will make you feel like the most important thing in the universe [] and then you turn, and she will push you off of a cliff, he tells Bradley. Shes only in it for herself. And, he adds for good measure that if he ever sees her again, he will have words for her.

Chip can act angry at Alex all he wants, but when she shows up on his doorstep Bradley really hit her where it hurt, apparently and says she wants him to be her producer and that it would mean the world to [her]. The only words he has for her are When do I start? Oh, Chip. Chip. Chip. Chipper. You only have yourself to blame for whatever comes next!

In case you were wondering if The Morning Show would be following Mitch Kessler in season two, it is. Hes hiding out in a mansion on the coast of Italy, which will undoubtedly have ramifications once COVID-19 arrives. Well, I should say, hes sort of hiding out: At one point, he gets recognized by an American Woman who screams at him about how hes scum while her friend records the encounter for Instagram, naturally. She gets interrupted by an Italian woman who tells her to buzz off, and the two get in a fight about new and old feminism and Mussolini, I guess. Regardless, this woman came to Mitchs rescue because she wants to pick [his] brain about working in the media.

It doesnt look like Mitch is having a great time anyway, but it gets significantly worse when word gets out about Hannahs family suing UBA and Fred Micklens trying to get in touch. Fred finally shows up on Mitchs doorstep. Mitch promptly throws his gift of wine on the ground and asks, How much will it cost for you to get off my fucking front step?

Fred wants to chat about the lawsuit, surely, and that makes sense because its not going away. At the end of the episode, Cory gets a call from his legal team, who informs him that its clear Hannahs family doesnt want to settle. Theyre asking for $119.2 million dollars, which happens to be the exact amount of money that UBA paid Fred so that hed go quietly into the night. Theyre sending a very loud message.

Daniel seems to be the only person at TMS concerned with reports of the coronavirus showing up in Washington (most are still on the its like having the flu train). Its only after some discussion and Alex trying to overcorrect and be super supportive that Daniel gets put on a plane headed for Wuhan to do some reporting.

It feels like we should pay attention to that tension brewing between Stella and Yanko after Yanko makes an offhand comment about the sham impeachment.

Please, please, please tell me that Doug the Agent will be back at some point. That Doug/Alex dynamic was too good not to return to it.

Cory just up and firing that lawyer after making a truly disturbing joke about Hannah and NDAs was a great moment.

I think we can all leave with the flesh we came in. I WILL OFFER ZERO CONTEXT FOR THIS.

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The Masked Singer is a singing competition television series that features celebrities in head-to-toe costumes as contestants. Part of the international game show franchise which originated from the South Korean music competition series The King of Mask Singer, the American iteration centers around keeping the identities of its celebrity guests secret. A panel of judges and the audience vote for their favorite singers, and the least popular ones are disqualified and then reveal their identity.

The Masked Singer season 6 features Nick Cannon as the host and Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy, Ken Jeong, and Nicole Scherzinger on its panel. As usual, it is filmed amidst high security and secrecy to protect the identities of its mystery celebrity participants. Curious about where the reality show is filmed? Weve got the story!

The Masked Singer is filmed in a studio in California, generally amidst a live audience. Due to the Covid 19 pandemic, season 6 features a smaller live audience, but this is a welcome change from the last two seasons, which relied on virtual audiences due to safety concerns and guidelines.

Filming began in late June 2021 and continued till August 11, 2021. There were reportedly 12 positive cases that were detected near the end of the filming schedule. However, this did not interrupt the production, and filming continued amidst stringent safety measures. Lets take a look at the specific filming locations used for the show.

The show is filmed at Red Studios Hollywood, situated at 846 North Cahuenga Boulevard in Los Angeles, California. The facility contains four soundstages and plays host to the filming of the show and the live audience that is a part of it. According to the reality shows home network, Fox, the process of filming the show amidst the pandemic while ensuring safety and high production values has been a daunting task. Heres a look at some interesting behind-the-scenes shots at the studio.

Additional aspects of the show like creating musical tracks, and vocal coaching (which had to be done remotely to ensure social distancing) further add to the complexity. There are reportedly systems in place to keep separate sections of the crew limited to certain areas. The audience, too, will have to follow strict health guidelines and be completely vaccinated before attending the filming of season 6.

To keep the live engagement high, the show will for the first time have a hybrid audience during its filming. This means that while there will be a live studio audience present, there will also be a virtual audience tuning into the show live from all around the world while it is being shot. Of course, the shows filming is shrouded in secrecy, which allows the panelists to have fun with fans from time to time by almost revealing tantalizing secrets.

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Amy* relies on repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS or TMS) to avoid spiralling into a severe depressive state or having suicidal thoughts.

It costs her between $10,000 and $20,000each year and at times she has had to be admitted to hospital in order to receive acute courses of the treatment.

She saysshedoesnot respond well to antidepressant medication, leaving the magnetic treatment as her only real option.

"TMS is crucial," Amy told ABC Radio Brisbane.

"It has been the best thing that has held me for the last few years after having some really big depressive episodes and being back in hospital."

rTMS is a non-invasive procedure that uses magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain to improve symptoms of depression, according to the Mayo Clinic.

The treatment is often prescribed by psychiatrists when other medications used to manage depression have not worked.

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From November 1, the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) will cover the prescription and treatment mapping by a psychiatrist, an initial course of up to 35 rTMS treatment sessions, a review of treatment, and a re-treatment of up to 15 sessions,for people over 18 who have been diagnosed with medication-resistant major depressive disorder, a spokesperson from the Department of Health said.

Under this funding model, existing patients like Amy, who receive rTMS regularly, will miss out and have to continue paying the full cost of treatment or be admitted to hospital to receive it.

Amy, who has battled major depressive disorder for almost 20 years, saw results after receiving acute courses of rTMS and now manages her mental health by having regular maintenance treatments at $280 each.

"I went back to having it twice a week and then once a week," she said.

"I'm looking at moving into fortnightly but it really depends on how my mood is going for how frequently I have it."

Amy, a healthcare worker, said the treatmentsplus the rTMS psychiatrist feesadded up very quickly and she hadto pick up extrashifts at work to pay for thetreatment so she could stay well.

"I've literally spent nights just in tears for the fact that I will pick up extra shifts at work and I worked full time to be able to fund my own treatment," Amysaid.

"I function very well in the community and I think I perform quite highly in my job, but having to pick up an extra shift at work to be able to fund your own treatment, is really, really frustrating."

Professor Paul Fitzgerald, a professor of psychiatry at Epworth Healthcare and Monash University, has lobbied for almost a decade to getrTMS treatment covered under the MBS.

Professor Fitzgerald said he was happy to see recognition of the value of the treatment but had "mixed feelings" about how the funding would be rolled out.

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"It's important to state we haven't seen the final implementation and the actual guidance and the actual item numbers, but all the indication we have is that the way it will be implemented will have some not insignificant limitations which, ultimately, we still need to do a lot of work to overcome," he said.

"It looks like Medicare will also have a clause that if you have previously had treatment, you won't be eligible [to receive Medicare-funded treatment] and I'm not quite sure of the rationale for that.

"I certainly think it's somewhat unfair and ... I don't really think there is any scientific reason why if you've had one course of TMS, why you should be denied having it again in the future."

In a response to questions about why existing patients would not receive subsidised treatment, a spokesperson from the Department of Health said the Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC) had considered the use of rTMS as a maintenance treatment for major depressive disorder.

"It found there was a clinical need for initial treatment and a retreatment course, however, did not support ongoing treatment due to the limited evidence base," a departmental spokesperson said.

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Professor Fitzgerald said it had been frustrating to see rTMS treatment evaluated by standards that werenot applied to other equivalent treatments which were funded.

"An example that directly relates to depression, is you can have as many courses ofelectroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for recurrent episodes of depression as you might need, but there isn't the evidence supporting those," hesaid.

"We are going to have a lot of patients who have a successful initial course of treatment, and perhaps some second treatment, but who are then kind of caught because they can't get a treatment when their depression comes back in the future."

Professor Fitzgerald said he was also concerned about the rationale to only fund 15 sessions for the retreatment, which he said was based on strict clinical studies that indicated the average number of treatments needed the second time around was 15.

Patients say a treatment for major depression is changing their lives, but it isn't funded through Medicare and is restricted to those who can afford it.

"So, if the average patient needed 15 treatments, that means half the patients needed 15 or less and half the patients needed 15 or more," he said.

"Anywhere up to half the patients are not going to have enough treatment, that second time around."

Acute courses of TMS are covered if you are a hospitalinpatient, which Amy has been in the past under her private health cover.

Professor Fitzgerald said while therestrictions placed around the funding were likely to avoid costs blowing out, the government was not taking into account the current cost hospitalisation was putting on the healthcare system.

"I think what that equation fails to take into account, is that there is already an enormous cost being spent, and an unnecessary cost being spent, on patients being admitted into hospital environments," he said.

Because rTMS is not yet listed on the MBS, the Department of Health said it did not have the data to know what the cost of treating rTMS patients as inpatientswason the public health system.

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Smart TMS already has eight clinics across the UK and since opening the first in London in 2015, has treated more than 500 patients.

The Hampshire clinic was previously in Havant but has now relocated to the Cams Hall Estate, Fareham.

The clinic offers TMS transcranial magnetic stimulation at 6,000 a course using electro-magnetic pulses to rebalance areas of the brain affected by conditions such as depression and addiction.

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Chief executive Gerard Barnes said: Smart TMS is delighted to be offering transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) from our clinic in Fareham.

TMS is an innovative new treatment for depression and other mental health conditions which has already changed the lives of thousands of patients.

It represents hope for many who have lived with these conditions for too long.

He said that TMS gradually stimulates the brains pathways, in a non-invasive way, and patients are able to drive, return to work and continue normal activities after treatment.

It inhibits areas of overexcitability or excites areas of underactivity to rebalance altered brain functions, Smart TMS says.

It also claims that the repetitive nature of the treatment builds the brains neuroplasticity.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence assessed the safety and efficacy of TMS in 2015 and approved it as a treatment for depression.

Smart TMS charges 6,000 for a six-week course of 30 half an hour sessions, covering five days a week.

The private healthcare company said that out of its patients who are treated for depression, 75 per cent see a significant reduction in their symptoms, and six in 10 enter remission.

Treatment can be available on the NHS although availability is limited with strict criteria for funding.

Smart TMS works with private medical insurers Bupa, Axa, Aviva, Vitality, Allianz, WPA, The Exeter and Healix.

In response to the pandemic, Smart TMS started a free mental health support helpline, which offers up to five free online support sessions with a practitioner.

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After a lengthy and sometimes tense meeting Monday, the Tonganoxie USD 464 school board opted to stay the course on mask requirements in district buildings, while also approving a measure for onsite COVID-19 testing with parental approval.

The school board met in regular session Monday at the Tonganoxie Elementary School with more than 30 people in attendance, many of whom opposed mask mandates in the schools, citing mental and physical health concerns from prolonged wearing of the masks.

The board approved, 7-0, Superintendent Loren Feldkamps recommendation that masks be mandated indoors for all students, staff and visitors until the next regular board meeting, which is Oct. 11. The district went to mandatory masks after just 2 school days into the 2021-22 academic year after a spike in COVID cases and subsequent quarantine cases as the Delta variant continues to affect the country.

The district will continue to monitor all positive and quarantine cases and make the next decision at the October meeting.

USD 464 provides daily COVID-19 counts, with Mondays showing six positive cases among students (three at TMS and three at THS) and two involving adults (both at THS). There also were 27 students in quarantine as of Monday (14 at TES, eight at TMS and five at THS) and two adults in quarantine at TES.

The school board also approved, 6-1, with Kaija Baldock casting the dissenting vote, approval for rapid COVID-19 testing in the district.

The tests will be available for students contingent upon signed authorization from parents or guardians for youths younger than 18.

Board members made their way through the agenda Monday, but the most heated items dealt with masks and testing. Tonganoxie police officers were on hand for the meeting, as all in attendance were asked to wear masks per the districts current policy. Board President Jim Bothwell asked for momentary recess several times at the meeting as tempers flared during the emotionally charged meeting. Officers escorted a patron out of the building late in the regular meeting, which lasted nearly three hours. Feldkamp and Bothwell asked for the removal after the man reacted to a board decision, including an obscene gesture, according to Feldkamp.

Some patrons asked questions outside of the patron comments portion of the meeting. Bothwell stopped the questioning at various points, but Baldock interjected, explaining general procedure with patron comments outside of designated times at meetings. She said feedback and questions are welcome, and mentioned other means, including email correspondence to administrators. Bothwell reiterated Baldocks remarks later in the meeting.

Personnel moves approved

Contract/work agreements were approved for: Nickolas Makin, custodian; Lindsey Harnden, Tonganoxie Elementary School special education paraprofessional; Crystal McCoy, Tonganoxie High School class sponsor; Tom Puthoff, transportation van driver; Allison Lentz, TES, special ed para; Charla Stephens, TES, special ed para; Ciera Bogatz, TES, kindergarten aide; Angel Vautour, THS special education para; Alejandra Gutierrez - TES, special education para; Julia Westrich, TES English to speakers of other languages aide; Kelli Rich, Tonganoxie Middle School special education para; Amanda Cardona and Tiffany Ramirez, student nutrition; Kyla Dominick, THS Science Olympiad, Science Club, HOSA (Future Health Professionals, formerly Health Occupations Students of America); Cynthia Espy, TMS seventh-grade volleyball assistant coach; Tyler Hall, TMS assistant girls basketball; Nick Bratkovic, sophomore class sponsor; Luis Medina, Foreign Language Club; Hannah Kemp, THS yearbook; and Angela Slabaugh, THS team lead, replacing Jean Willson

Resignations were approved for: Ashlie Moss, student nutrition; Cooper Lee, TES aide; Heather Shoemaker, student nutrition; Madelyn Lewis (DeKeyser), TMS seventh-grade volleyball assistant coach; and Shelly Hunter, TMS assistant girls basketball coach.

TMS team loeads approved Monday were Mary Bartels, sixth grade; Shelley Scates, seventh grade; Shawn Fowler, eighth grade; Laura Kidwell, special education; Megan Carlton and Rachel Padfield, electives.

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Tonganoxie USD 464 approves updated indoor mask mandate; will revisit Oct. 11 | TonganoxieMirror.com - The Mirror

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