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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 announces investigation into censured board member
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School District 49 intends to launch a legal investigation into one board member’s behavior following a censure at Thursday’s meeting. The board voted 3-2 to censure Ivy Liu for engaging “in willful and repeated behaviors that constitute failure to meet her fiduciary responsibilities to the district’s students, staff, parents, taxpayers and residents,” the resolution reads.…
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Social-emotional learning, banning ‘critical race theory’ on Colorado Springs school district agenda Thursday
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Social-emotional learning will take center stage at Thursday’s Colorado Springs School District 49 board meeting after one board member invoked the words of Adolf Hitler to criticize the programming. Ivy Liu shared the controversial quote to a private Facebook page and called on parents to fight back against SEL’s teachings, a stance she has since…
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Hitler quoted by Colorado Springs-area school board member, board says its hands are tied
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A School District 49 board member is facing calls for her resignation after quoting Adolf Hitler in a social media post. Ivy Liu posted the quote on Facebook before proceeding to challenge “deceptive” critical race theory concepts that she alleged are hidden in schools’ social emotional learning programs. “‘He alone, WHO OWNS THE YOUTH, gains…
