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D-49 board repeals policy separating facilities based on biological sex
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Less than six months after passing a policy segregating the use of district facilities based on biological sex, School District 49’s board of education voted to repeal it during a contentious special meeting Tuesday night. Policy JBAA was adopted by the board in September 2025 to establish guidelines separating the district’s toilet, locker room and…
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Conservative Woodland Park school board member resigns
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In just over two months following the November elections that ushered in three new members to the Woodland Park RE-2 Board of Education, its longest-tenured member has stepped down. Former board President Mick Bates resigned on Jan. 7, which the board formally approved during its regular meeting on Wednesday night. He did not attend the…
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D-11 to terminate teacher’s employment following critical social media posts
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Colorado Springs D-11 is set to dismiss one of its elementary schoolteachers who has publicly criticized district leadership in recent months. During their regular meeting, the D-11 Board of Education discussed both the school district’s “employee dismissal process” and the “employment status of Angelica Givler-Viers, McAuliffe Elementary School Teacher” on Wednesday night. Superintendent Michael Gaal…
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Lewis-Palmer D-38 approves coursework for new career center
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Lewis-Palmer D-38 is rounding out its career-readiness offerings for its high schoolers. D-38’s board of education approved new courses in robotics engineering and manufacturing, as well as entrepreneurship, during its regular meeting Monday night. The courses will be offered at the district’s Career and Innovation Center, which opened this fall, starting in the 2026-27 schoolyear.…
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Aggression at fiery El Paso County school board meetings prompts safety concerns
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Student board representative Abigail Troup was shaking. The bitter atmosphere at an April 13 School District 49 board meeting went from bad to worse during public comment, the Pikes Peak Early College senior said. Community members lobbed personal attacks at each other and at school leaders. One woman was escorted out of the building for…
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Colorado Springs’ School District 49 opposes mental health screening bill
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The School District 49 board unanimously passed a resolution opposing a bill that seeks to establish a mental health screening program for sixth through twelfth grade students in Colorado public schools. The board’s move on Thursday responds to a bill it says violates parental rights. According to the latest version of House Bill 23-1003, students…
