jeffco public schools
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Lakewood elementary school sale injunction pushed until next week
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The Lakewood land swap with the Action Center has been pushed back again following the trial between a local attorney and the city. The Lakewood City Council was supposed to meet Wednesday evening for a special session regarding the three-ordinance process involving the city purchasing the current Action Center, leasing it and then selling part…
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Jeffco candidates ramp up spending, fundraising in final stretch of election campaign
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Candidates throughout Jefferson County have ramped up their spending and fundraising, as they headed into the final stretch of this year’s elections. Lakewood: 5 council seats There are five Lakewood City Council seats up for election on Nov. 4, including one in each of the five wards. Liz Black, who is running for the Ward…
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Arvada high school students meet with AG about school safety
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Attorney General Phil Weiser sat down with a group of Arvada West High School students Tuesday afternoon to discuss mental health and gun safety in the wake of the Evergreen High School shooting that shocked the Jeffco Public Schools community last month. Weiser and seven student leaders sat in the Arvada high school’s auditorium, surrounded…
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Jeffco school board candidates discuss school safety, budget deficits
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The seven candidates running for Jeffco Public Schools board of education seats met in front of a packed church on Monday evening to discuss both their ideals and what they plan to do if elected. Jeffco PTA, Engage Jeffco and Jeffco League of Women Voters held the candidate forum Monday evening at the Jefferson Unitarian…
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Evergreen High School remains closed week after shooting
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Evergreen High School will remain closed for the next week as the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate the school shooting that injured two students last week. The high school — located at 29300 Buffalo Park Road — will be closed from Sept. 15 to 19, with plans to return to school set to…
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Evergreen High School had a police officer — she was on medical leave during Wednesday’s shooting
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When a 16-year-old student began shooting and kept reloading his gun at Evergreen High School around noon on Wednesday, the police officer assigned to the campus was not on duty. That full-time school resource officer (SRO) was on medical leave. Meanwhile, a deputy who assumed those policing duties on a part-time basis was working on…
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Federal judge dismisses challenge to Jeffco overnight field trip policy’s reliance on gender identity
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A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a constitutional challenge to the overnight field trip policy of Jeffco Public Schools, filed by multiple families who objected to rooming assignments based on students’ gender identities as opposed to their sex assigned at birth. U.S. District Court Judge Regina M. Rodriguez concluded the 14th Amendment’s protection of a…
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Colorado justices weigh rights of accusers, accused in campus sexual misconduct inquiries
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Members of the Colorado Supreme Court considered on Wednesday whether alleged victims of campus sexual misconduct can be sued for statements they make during a school’s investigation, especially if the inquiry lacks safeguards protecting an accused student’s rights. Generally, what someone says during the course of judicial proceedings has “absolute privilege,” meaning their statements cannot…
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‘We all have to take care of each other’: Appeals judges get personal in Jeffco high school appearance
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Three members of the Court of Appeals fielded questions from Jefferson County students on Thursday about the personal aspects of judging, including how they combat their biases and how the cases they hear affect their mental health. Judge Lino S. Lipinsky de Orlov responded that the judges signed up to deal with difficult subject matter,…
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Federal judge green-lights trial over Jeffco middle school awash in sexual harassment
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A federal judge last month agreed Jefferson County School District and two administrators will face a civil jury trial for allegedly failing to address the pervasive sexual harassment and assaults that occurred against female students at Everitt Middle School. In a Feb. 21 order, U.S. District Court Senior Judge Christine M. Arguello determined a female…
