Parent urges removal of student after Century Middle 'op list'; superintendent says leadership is handling investigation

A Century Middle School parent told the Adams 12 board that her eighth‑grade son’s name appeared on a social‑media “op list” — a list naming possible targets — and urged the district to remove the student who created the list from in‑person schooling.

Melissa Ryan described receiving a September 25th email from Century Middle and a subsequent phone call from the eighth‑grade counselor informing her that her son was on the list. She said the list named 36 people, including four teachers, and said students who saw the post reported it promptly. Ryan asked the board that the student who authored the list be offered help and placed in Adams 12’s online schooling option, stating she did not want that student near her child at Century or in future Thornton High School.

Ryan also referenced a separate incident: an arrest at Mountain Ridge High School for a student with a gun in the parking lot, and she said she had heard a bomb threat at Horizon High School. She asked the board to be proactive on safety and accountability.

Superintendent Godowsky (as identified in the meeting) responded that the board delegates individual-student responses to district leadership. He said district leadership — including Scott Simon, who oversees middle schools — had been updated and that either he, Simon, or another leader would follow up with the parent about the review and resolution. Scott Simon was identified in the meeting as the district official who oversees middle schools and was noted as present in the room.

Board members thanked the parent for reporting the concern during public comment. The board did not take a formal action on the record during the meeting; district staff said they would follow established procedures and would be in touch with affected families.