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Parents and teachers urge board to protect vulnerable students; Cherry Creek Reads promoted
Summary
Two public commenters urged the board to maintain protections and funding for vulnerable students and promoted the district's Cherry Creek Reads literacy week scheduled for March 10–14.
At the Feb. 10 Cherry Creek School District Board of Education meeting, members of the public urged the board and administration to protect funding, safety and services for vulnerable students amid national and state debates about education policy.
Erin Locklore, a teacher, told the board students and families are scared by recent policy and funding threats and asked the district to "be the helpers" as external protections are reduced. "It is our duty to stand with these students and families and demand the protections, safety, and funding they are so rightfully due," Locklore said, and she asked the board and administration to continue clear, timely communication with staff and families.
Lynn Bridal, a parent and partner for library services, promoted Cherry Creek Reads 2025, the districtwide literacy initiative scheduled March 10–14, and praised district support for libraries and literacy. Bridal described the program as a community-building event: "When families, educators, and students read together, they do more than just share a story. They create lasting bonds and memories that strengthen their connections to each other, to reading and to their school community." She encouraged families to participate and thanked the board and administrators for supporting the program.
Nut graf: Public comments combined a plea to maintain service levels and protections for vulnerable students with promotion of a literacy outreach event that organizers say strengthens school–family ties.
The meeting's public-comment instructions, read aloud at the start of the comment period, reminded speakers that comments must be germane to district business, that the session is not a question-and-answer period, and that comments should be respectful; the board's policy on public comments was cited.
Ending: The board thanked public commenters and proceeded with its agenda; no formal board action on the items raised in public comment was recorded during the meeting.
