jefferson county school district
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Federal judges hear arguments over Colorado school district’s gender identity rooming policy
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A panel of judges at the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit challenging JeffCo Public School’s policy of assigning students to overnight accommodations on school trips based on gender identity. The lawsuit, filed in 2024, alleged that the policy infringes on parents’ religious freedom by denying them notice or…
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Jeffco student may pursue defamation claims against sex assault accusers, appeals court rules
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A former student of Evergreen High School may proceed with his defamation claims against two of his classmates and their mothers for calling him a “predator” and an assailant to school officials, even after he had been acquitted of criminal charges related to sexual misconduct. The decision from the state’s Court of Appeals last week…
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Letters: Jeffco School Board woes
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Editor: Well, they finally went and did it. The Jefferson County School Board decided last month to fire Jeffco Public Schools Superintendent Dan McMinimee, much to the chagrin of what seems to be the majority of the citizens of Jefferson County. Mr. McMinimee has performed admirably during his tenure with Jeffco Schools and the board has…
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DPS COCare savings lower than others
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Colorado’s nearly 200 school districts, plus cities, counties and other local governments, could save more than $542 million in taxpayer money, if state voters approve Amendment 69, in this fall’s election. Information gathered by backers of the amendment – which would create the $25 billion nonprofit ColoradoCare statewide universal health care program to replace current private…