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State Board of Education pens letter to Gov. Polis to impose no state-level regulation on in-person learning As the school guidance on COVID-19 sets to expire, the State Board of Education has sent a letter to Governor Jared Polis urging little to no state-level regulation of in-person learning next school year. and last updated 2021-07-01 20:32:12-04 COLORADO SPRINGS â As the school guidance on COVID-19 sets to expire, the State Board of Education has sent a letter to Governor Jared Polis urging little to no state-level regulation of in-person learning next school year. Members believe unrestricted in-person learning is best for students, and trust superintendents and local boards to make decisions that best support their students, families, and communities. Especially since the experience gained during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as in previous years of experience mitigating influenza and other infectious disease outbreaks, have taught superintendents and ....
and last updated 2021-01-30 03:16:40-05 News5 spoke with Dr. Eric France, the chief medical officer for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), to learn more about how this decision was made. Dr. France said after assessing current vaccination progress, it was time to start thinking about which groups of people ought to be next. We just feel like it s time to give the kids a break. And it s time to elevate the importance of family and children, and make them a priority area. It s as much an economic and social and community prioritization, as it is health, said Dr. France. ....