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Federal judge dismisses claims against Academy District 20 officials for ejecting man from meeting
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A federal judge on Monday concluded a man who was ejected from an Academy District 20 school board meeting in December 2023 had not stated viable claims that district officials violated his constitutional rights. Brett Dayberry had been speaking during the public comment period about “numerous extremely vile passages” in a book that was available…
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Colorado lawmakers sharply divided over drug abuse bills, bail for first-degree murder defendants; meet Heather Graham, Pueblo’s new mayor | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Feb. 23, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Colorado lawmakers on Tuesday tackled two proposals that offer convergent – and divergent – approaches to combatting drug abuse during a discussion that starkly illuminated on ideological disagreements at the state Capitol. Both bills emerged out of ad hoc panel, which met over…
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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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Justices to hear Adams County school district’s challenge to state order, vehicle insurance appeal
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The Colorado Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear two cases involving the ability of an Adams County school district to challenge a reorganization order from the state, and the parameters of auto insurance policies covering antique or classic cars. At least three of the court’s seven members must consent to take up an appeal.…
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Gun violence is rising. Two leaders say Denver schools and police need a new relationship.
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Nearly a year ago, two former Denver Public Schools administrators pitched an idea for how police and students could form healthy relationships instead of punitive ones. The proposal hasn’t been put into place. Nor have any others that address how Denver schools and city police should work together after a 2020 decision to remove police…
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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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Appeals court halts local board’s attempt to open schools outside boundaries
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Colorado’s second-highest court handed a win to the state’s 178 school districts on Thursday, putting a halt to an educational alliance’s practice of opening schools outside its own boundaries without local districts’ consent. State law enables school districts to join together as boards of cooperative educational services, or BOCES, in order to collectively provide certain…
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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…
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DougCo schools leaders launch 11th hour funding push
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Last week as Douglas County School Board President Mike Peterson was doing some last-minute neighborhood stumping for the district’s mill levy override and bond issues, a voter asked him “Why should I trust a guy on that B.S. board?” It’s a question many Douglas County voters may be asking after nearly a year of tumult…
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Colorado school district not required to disclose superintendent search records, appeals court says
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A Colorado Springs-based school district is not obligated to disclose additional candidate applications and closed-door session recordings from its 2019 search for a new superintendent, Colorado’s second-highest court has ruled. On Thursday, a three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals interpreted the state’s open records and open meetings laws to mean Academy District 20 could…
