Lawrence Journal-World 06-04-2016

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KU: Rape lawsuit should be dismissed By Sara Shepherd Twitter: @saramarieshep

University says parents of alleged victim lack standing

Kansas University is Protection Act to an unpushing for dismissal conventional subject: camof a lawsuit that applies pus rape. the Kansas Consumer KU on Friday filed a

motion to dismiss the case of James and Amanda Tackett v. KU, saying that since the Tacketts — whose

daughter said she was raped on campus by a KU football player — are neither students nor parents

“The Kansas Constitution requires a plaintiff to have sustained an injury as of a current student, the a result of actionable concouple are not consumers duct by the defendant, and and have no standing to sue Please see LAWSUIT, page 2A under the law.

High court has option besides closing schools

EAGER READER Nick Krug/JournalWorld Photo

EIGHT-MONTHOLD AVERY DEBACKER CONCENTRATES as she works to pull a book from the shelf while perusing the selection at the Friends of the Lawrence Public Library Book Sale with her grandmother Marcia Brewer and mother Gina DeBacker on Friday at the Lawrence Public Library. The sale continues from 10 a.m to 6 p.m. today and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.

By Peter Hancock Twitter: @LJWpqhancock

Topeka — As Kansans wait to learn whether Gov. Sam Brownback will call a special session, and whether the Legislature will respond to a Supreme Court order to fix the school funding system before July 1, most discussion has centered on the possibility that the court could

order public schools to shut down. But there is another option at LEGISLATURE the court’s disposal, one specifically mentioned in the opinion and one that some lawmakers are also worrying about. Please see SCHOOLS, page 2A

Lawrence Police Sgt. Myrone Grady dances with Kansas University’s Big Jay and Baby Jay in this screenshot from a video released by the department Friday as part of the Running Man Challenge.

Investigation into ex-mayor ongoing By Karen Dillon Twitter: @karensdillon

Federal investigations into alleged wrongdoing at a Lawrence food pantry where ex-Mayor Jeremy Farmer was executive director are continuing, an attorney for the pantry’s board of directors said this week. It has been almost a year since the news first

surfaced that the former mayor had failed to pay about $50,000 in payroll taxes while he was in charge of the nonprofit pantry Just Food. Farmer resigned from Just Farmer Food on Aug. 10, 2015, and days later also resigned as the city’s mayor. The food bank’s board

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take awhile.” Will Katz, the new board president of Just Food, said the board would still seek restitution but was waiting for other investigations to play out. “It is a complex process, and we have to wait for other factors,” Katz said. “I can assure you Please see FARMER, page 2A

By Conrad Swanson

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awrence Police Sgt. Myrone Grady can cut a rug. The police department released a video Friday morning of Grady, and others, dancing, rolling in a DeLorean and laughing a bit at themselves. Most importantly, however, the department threw down the gauntlet for the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and the Topeka Police Department with the Running Man Challenge. Please see POLICE, page 4A

Watch the video at LJWorld.com/runningman

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later alleged that Farmer had overpaid himself by more than $52,000 over a two-year period and had deceived the board on a number of financial matters. On Thursday, Dan Watkins, the board’s attorney, said investigations by federal agencies including the IRS “can

Lawrence police go back to the future

Living ‘Strong’

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A local teacher who came in second on the recent NBC reality show “Strong” says she will pass on what she learned to her students. Page 3A

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