The Independence Police Department said an investigated a school threat at an area middle school.

KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) -- Kansas City kids in school who are under 18 years old will have to keep masks on for another month. 

As city and county mask mandates start disappearing, several school boards are re-examining their policies.

The Olathe School District's Board of Education voted on Thursday night to make masks optional for students in grades 9-12.

LEE'S SUMMIT, MO (KCTV) -- On Thursday night, the Lee's Summit Board of Education voted to extend the district's mask mandate.

On Thursday, the Park Hill Board of Education voted to extend the mask mandate through the end of the second quarter. 

The Kansas National Education Association and Kansas Association of School Boards say the State of Kansas is facing a potential "critical shortage" of educations in the state.

Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools will require all eligible staff and onsite volunteers to either get vaccinated against COVID or agree to weekly testing.

A school district in Kansas is shutting down for the rest of the week.

It's not clear when the Shawnee Mission School District could discuss a possible vaccine mandate for teachers and staff.