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Students and parents urge accountability over personnel and safety; union president introduces priorities
Summary
Three public commenters at the May 12 board meeting raised concerns about a band director's resignation, an alleged child endangerment incident at Trails West Elementary, and the Cherry Creek Education Association president introduced herself and summarized union work this year.
Three members of the public used the board's public comment period on May 12 to raise personnel and safety concerns and to introduce the local teachers' association president.
Leopoldo "Chuckie" Salcedo, a student who said he attends Overland High School, told the board he spoke about the resignation of Overland's band director, Ryan Monarch. Salcedo said district investigators questioned students without parents present and that the department has left students feeling "unprotected." He said Monarch "saved my life when I had no one," and urged the board to hear students' concerns.
Mike Albert, a parent, described what he called a serious…
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