Articles Tagged: Linn-Mar Community School District

For schools, increased ransomware attacks bring steep insurance costs, rigorous requirements to qualify for insurance and, in some cases, disruptions in education.

Educators continue to see value in offering the option to some students three years in to the pandemic.

Bus drivers, student support staff, custodians and nutrition services needed

Two former elected officials — Republican Susie Weinacht and Democrat Elizabeth Wilson — are vying for the House District 73 seat to represent a portion of Cedar Rapids and much of the north and eastern sides of Marion.

A pair of former Iowa broadcast journalists running for an Eastern Iowa congressional seat argued policy over abortion, infrastructure, parental rights and more in their first televised debate before the Nov. 8 general election.

No student data impacted in summer cybersecurity breach; staff names and Social Security numbers may have been stolen. While the school district has no evidence of actual or attempted misuse of any information, they could not rule out the possibility of an unknown actor gaining access to 5,698 current and former employees data.

Three Linn-Mar teachers saw a problem and took it upon themselves to create a solution now being offered to teachers district-wide.

Marion, Linn-Mar students aim to build a new home next to one of the homes they renovated.

The policy passed for the benefit of some could come at a cost for others

The policy ensures public schools are “safe” for all students and protects students from harassment and bullying on the basis of gender identity. It is being challenged in a lawsuit brought by a national parental advocacy group.

17-year-old Kira Sharp graduated from COMPASS last week to a round of applause, high fives and hugs

Attorneys in federal court on Tuesday debated the issues of bullying, harassment, parental rights, school obligations, and free speech in arguing for and against Linn-Mar's new policy aimed at protecting transgender and nonbinary students.

A slate of Republican speakers said Hinson, the mother of two, would continue to serve as a strong conservative voice for parents against pandemic-related school closures and transgender policies if re-elected to Congress.

Cedar Rapids schools reports ‘cybersecurity incident,’ Linn-Mar schools report disruption of online systems within a month of each other.

A parents group is suing the Linn-Mar school district, superintendant and board members for policies that protect transgender students from discrimination. The petition claims the policies violate parents’ right to consent and students’ rights to express a different opinion.