Tag: Boulder Valley School District
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Board: Cellphones banned at Boulder high schools starting next year
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An almost unanimous Boulder Valley School District Board decision will prohibit students from having cellphones at high schools starting in January. The policy, which got some backlash at Tuesday’s meeting, states that personal technology devices, or PTDs, can be “useful tools … under certain conditions,” but are also “associated with poorer mental heath outcomes” and…
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Boulder County releases list of mental health resources for Marshall fire victims
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It’s been nine months since the Marshall fire swept through parts of Boulder County claiming more than 1,100 homes in Louisville, Superior and the surrounding area. Boulder County officials say that research has found it can take up to 60 months for a community to move through disaster response phases. With the one-year anniversary of…
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Broomfield High School student killed in crash identified
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The Boulder County Coroner’s Office on Wednesday identified the Broomfield High School student killed in a car crash last week in Lafayette as Michael “Dominic” DePalma, 17. Four other Broomfield High students were injured in the crash, which occurred at 7:13 p.m. Thursday at U.S. Highway 287 and Dillion Road when a vehicle and a tractor-trailer collided, Lafayette police…
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Broomfield high student killed, four others injured in crash in Lafayette
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One Broomfield High School student was killed and four others were injured in a crash in Lafayette on Thursday. Three of the students, all males, remained hospitalized as of Saturday afternoon, said Lafayette police Administrative Sgt. Jeremy Molander. None of the victims have been identified. …
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Denver Public Schools will lose bus routes during the 2023-24 school year
Nearly 50 bus routes will be eliminated at the start of the 2023-24 academic year because of Denver Public Schools’ new start times. Four schools — Denison Montessori School, Denver Language School, Polaris Elementary School and STRIVE Prep – Sunnyside — will lose full transportation service. Denver School of the Arts will lose transportation…
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Boulder law enforcement makes arrest in connection with school threat
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Boulder police arrested a teenager in connection with threats made against a Boulder Valley School District middle school Tuesday. Police presence was increased at Casey Middle School on Wednesday after an unnamed 14-year-old allegedly made threats towards the school. An investigation into those threats began immediately, police said. Detectives executed a search warrant at the…
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Graduation ceremonies moved indoors due to storm
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A spring snowstorm on Friday forced Denver area schools to move their graduation ceremonies indoors. Commencements for Broomfield, Monarch, Centaurus and Peak to Peak high schools were moved to the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, according to the Boulder Valley School District. Boulder High School’s ceremony…
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Community Foundation Boulder County donates over $500K for mental health support
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Community Foundation Boulder County announced Thursday that it gave more than half a million dollars in mental health support for victims and people indirectly impacted by the Marshall fire. The foundation disbursed $515,000 in separate grants that will help people obtain mental health resources.…
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Threats against California university spark standoff in Boulder
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A man was taken into custody on Tuesday in Boulder after allegedly sending a threatening email to the University of California, Los Angeles that included an 800-page manifesto with “thousands of references to violence” on Monday night. Matthew Christopher Harris, 31, was arrested around 11 a.m. after a nearly three-hour standoff, said Boulder Police Chief…