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Board hears public concern about students’ ability to discuss current events; superintendent reports school follow-up
Summary
A League of Women Voters representative cited student reports that some teachers may hesitate to teach certain current events and history topics. The superintendent reported an investigation found no teacher reprimands and that a soap-drawn symbol in a school bathroom—not on a whiteboard—was being investigated.
Deborah Stettler, representing the League of Women Voters of Mesa County’s education advocacy team, told the board March 25 that students at the Feb. 18 meeting had reported teachers’ hesitancy to teach certain topics and cited specific classroom incidents and comments. Stettler urged the district to survey students and teachers anonymously and to share any follow-up with the…
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