Tag: School
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Blues legend, Otis Taylor, receives honorary diploma 57 years after expulsion for long hair
In 1966 two months before his graduation from Manual High School, blues legend Otis Taylor told school administrators he would not comply with school policy mandating short hair for male students, so he was expelled. After a friend noticed Taylor’s photo in a notable grads display, Taylor began to tell people that he had in…
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Proposal advances for mental health screenings in Colorado middle, high schools
Colorado school districts could soon offer mental health screenings to sixth through 12th graders — if a bill passed by the state House is enacted. House Bill 1003 would create a mental health assessment program for Colorado middle and high school students, allowing schools to opt-in to identify mental health concerns and refer students to support programs.…
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CSU Spur opens Hydro building to school groups, public
CSU Spur opened their cutting edge Hydro building completing their ‘Spur’ campus earlier this month. Over
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10th Circuit reinstates Colorado high school student’s First Amendment lawsuit over anti-Semitic ‘joke’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Cherry Creek High School student has credibly alleged school officials violated his First Amendment rights when they expelled him for an offensive social media post, the federal appeals court based in Denver decided on Wednesday. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated the…
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Aurora Public Schools, union reach agreement on pay raises for teachers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Teachers in Aurora Public Schools would receive a substantial pay increase when the school year begins under a tentative agreement between the district and the union. The proposed raise would “likely end up as one of the highest in the Denver metro area,” Superintendent Rico…
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Colorado lawmakers pass bill to test drinking water for lead at schools, child care centers
The Colorado legislature approved a bill Monday to crack down on lead-contaminated drinking water in Colorado schools and child care centers, funding free mandatory testing and remediation. Senators approved House Bill 1358, 28-7, which followed the House’s 43-19 vote last week. The House still needs to consider changes made by the Senate, and then send it…
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Democrats advance regulations to eliminate lead in drinking water in schools, daycares
Democrats advanced regulations Tuesday to crack down on lead-contaminated drinking water in schools and daycares, passing the proposed bill out of its first committee. If enacted, House Bill 1358 would require schools and child care facilities to install filters on drinking water sources, provide bottle filling stations and annually test drinking water for lead. The…
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Man with military background accused of multiple sexual assaults in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A 39-year-old man with a military background was arrested last week on suspicion of three counts of sexual assault in Colorado Springs. Leo Sterling has also been named as a suspect in a separate alleged…
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Woman suspected of giving Colorado Springs girls fentanyl after student dies
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Colorado Springs woman suspected of distributing fentanyl pills to two juveniles could face life in prison, a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announced Wednesday. Alexis Nicole Wilkins, 26, was accused of giving two girls fentanyl pills in the…