Visa delays disrupt classrooms at Kansas City’s Académie Lafayette

By: William Hehemann

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: April 27, 2026

Words: 1,407

Last Updated: 3 months ago

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For second graders at Académie Lafayette in Kansas City, speaking French with their peers and teachers is a daily routine. But last month, two of their teachers — mentors, guides and cultural bridges — were suddenly unable to teach due to delays in U.S. visa processing.

According to Alyson Stewart, director of development for the public charter school, what followed was confusion, tears and a stark reminder of how international educators shape not …

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