Tag: Jeffco
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Jeffco Public Schools employee fired amid active criminal investigation
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A Jeffco Public Schools employee was fired amid a criminal investigation. The school district confirmed that Director of Schools David Weiss was terminated from his position on Thursday. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said it is conducting an investigation into Weiss. The school district and sheriff’s office both said they could not provide any additional…
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Evergreen flasher pleads guilty to exposing himself to women on several Colorado trails
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An Evergreen man who was accused of hiking naked and exposing himself to women on multiple Jefferson County trails pleaded guilty to three charges on Thursday. Glenn Braden, 21, pleaded guilty to attempt to commit sexual assault, unlawful sexual contact and indecent exposure after a…
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Jeffco is recommending closing two K-8 schools this year in second round of closures
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Jeffco, Colorado’s second largest school district, is recommending the closure of two K-8 schools as the district continues to address the decline in student enrollment. Sixteen elementary schools were closed last year in the first round of the district’s closure plan. The two schools, Coal…
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DPS considers closing 10 schools; JeffCo considers closing 16
A slew of metro area elementary and middle schools are facing closure as districts grapple what leaders say is crippling low enrollment at some facilities, although the proposals have seen pushback from community members who say there are better solutions and districts need to provide more transparency. The school boards for Denver Public Schools and…
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Judge rules students at JeffCo private school must wear masks
Students at Faith Christian Academy are required to wear masks after a judge issued a temporary injunction on Thursday that requires the school to comply with Jefferson County’s mask mandate for students. The injunction also ordered that the school must allow Jefferson County Public Health inspectors to perform compliance inspections. “JCPH is very please the…
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Havoc broke out at vaccination event when thousands of JeffCo teachers were offered 200 doses
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