After the Mesa County Valley School District 51 Board of Education debated hiring new legal counsel for the district in its first official business meeting in December, the effort was
Barring a districtwide or communitywide outbreak of COVID-19 the likes of which haven’t been seen throughout the pandemic, required masking in School District 51 schools will soon be a thing
In Sunday s article about Mesa County Valley School District 51 s upcoming business meeting and the potential of changes to the district s COVID-19 policies in the near future, a report by
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Critical race theory is a heated topic for schools nationwide, and Mesa County is no exception as District 51 officials and some parents grapple over whether âCRTâ is being taught in local schools, what can be done about it and, in some cases, what even constitutes critical race theory.
For months, Board of Education meetings have featured public comments from a handful of adults concerned that the theory â generally considered to be advanced, college-level material not seen in K-12 education â is being taught to their children.
The latest sticking point has been District 51âs opening of a new administrative position â director of equity and inclusion. This has left district officials, who say the position has nothing to do with critical race theory, and parents, who view it as a dog whistle for the theory and its arguments, at an impasse.