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Letter from PSD Superintendent
Dear PSD families: The reality of another school shooting weighs heavily on me as I write to you. Our fellow school community in Douglas County is on our minds, as they face this act of […]
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Larimer County Sheriff's Office school resource officer is connected to kids
Being a School Resource Officer for 10 Poudre School District schools is not your typical 8-to-5 job, Larimer County School Resource Officer Deputy Nancy Kay Remington says. Twelve years into a job she thought she […]
Business & Education
Colorado ahead of national changes in zero-tolerance school discipline policies
A little-publicized amendment to the Colorado State Legislature’s 2012 school finance bill mandated sweeping changes to the way school districts discipline students. House Bill 12-1345, known as the School Finance and School Discipline Bill, was […]
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Law says they must, but state District Attorneys aren't reporting school-crime data
Nineteen of the state’s 22 district attorneys offices charged with enforcing Colorado’s laws are not complying with a 2012 law that requires reports on criminal offenses committed by K-12 students on school grounds or at […]
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Funding in pipeline for addressing mental health issues in schools
Emphasis on academic standards testing in Colorado K-12 schools has placed great pressure on the support structure needed to identify students with mental health issues, according to Colorado Department of Education Exceptional Student Services Unit […]
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Our view: Safe schools start with community outreach
We don’t write a lot of editorials, preferring to leave available space in the print edition to the opinions provided by our readers. But we do feel compelled to give some background and insight from […]
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CLPE Principal Roxann Hall announces retirement
In a letter to Cache La Poudre Elementary School staff, parents and members of the community, principal Roxann Hall, who has guided the school through fire, flood, consolidation and boundary changes during her five-year tenure […]
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Are our schools safe? Parents left out in the cold when it comes to getting details
School districts and law enforcement say they’re working hard to keep our schools safe, but in this era of information, apps and big data, how can parents be sure? • As the state legislature, school […]
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What public records reveal about a weapon incident at Poudre High School
In researching crime at Northern Colorado elementary, middle school and high schools, the North Forty News found that it would be difficult for the average citizen to learn the details of crimes committed on school […]
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A violent student, but that's about all we know
Crime at schools located outside of Fort Collins are indicated on the Larimer County Sheriff Office’s online crime mapping tool at Raidsonline.com. The interactive map is a no-cost service provided by Bair Analytics based in […]