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Colorado Springs educators, health officials share concerns during fentanyl roundtable meeting
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The growing fentanyl crisis in Colorado and across the U.S. is a multifaceted problem, and it will take a multipronged approach to effectively combat it. That was the consensus of the dozens of educators, administrators, care providers and public health officials who attended a roundtable discussion at the school District 11 administration building on Tuesday.…
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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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District 11 Board of Education votes to dissolve equity department
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Less than two years after Colorado Springs School District 11 adopted an equity policy and instituted a Department of Equity and Inclusion, the district’s Board of Education has voted to shut down the department. After a contentious discussion during a work session Wednesday, the board voted 4-2 not to fund the department in the 2022-2023…
