Colorado Springs School District 11 has effectively dissolved its groundbreaking Department of Equity and Inclusion and, with it, the director of equity and inclusion position.
The way conservative school board majorities in other Colorado school districts have wielded their newfound power after November election wins is fueling anxiety that similar actions could be on the
Oppose the firing of Mitchell High School educators in Colorado!
The Texas Educators Rank-and-File Safety Committee demands that the Colorado Department of Education and the District 11 Board of Education immediately rescind the layoff of all teachers and schools staff at Mitchell High School in Colorado Springs.
Over 100 educators and staff members were notified in January that school administrators were laying them all off at the end of the school year and forcing any staff who wish to remain to re-apply for their own jobs. This is not just an attack on Mitchell High School educators, but a clear threat to all the state’s educators, as it creates a precedent for mass layoffs.