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DougCo school board votes to fire superintendent in tense meeting amidst protest by teachers
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A fractured Douglas County school board narrowly voted Friday night to fire Superintendent Corey Wise, a decision that bucked large staff protests in the district and came after a tense board spent three hours criticizing and challenging each other’s integrity and intentions. The vote, an unsurprising 4-3 tally along the board’s newcomer-vs.-incumbent lines, comes a…
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Douglas County school board passes resolution to end mask mandate
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Driven by a newly elected majority, the Douglas County school board passed a resolution to largely end its mask mandate early Wednesday morning, closing a months-long saga that included lawsuits and the dissolution of a regional health department. After a seven-hour meeting that stretched past midnight, the board voted to first change its policy guiding…
