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Two members of the Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 School Board have resigned.
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The Montezuma-Cortez High School Homecoming parade was almost cancelled this year...again. But the community came together to make it happen after all. And with so much controversy and division in society these days, homecoming was a reminder of how important it is, both for students and the community, to come together.
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The Montezuma-Cortez School District has seen a substantial rise in COVID cases in schools this week; Colorado State lawmakers are raising the minimum wage for health care workers who treat patients at their homes.
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Teachers are pleading with school board members to address urgent and critical staff shortages in the Montezuma-Cortez school system. The pleas came from teachers, principals, and other staff at the board’s regular meeting on Tuesday.
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The Montezuma-Cortez High School Homecoming Parade has been rescheduled for this Saturday; Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and twenty four other attorneys general showed their support for the US Justice Department’s challenge to the new abortion law in Texas; Colorado Governor Jared Polis married first gentleman Marlon Reis on Wednesday.
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Republican Heidi Ganahl is in the running to challenge Jared Polis to be Colorado’s governor; A bomb threat was made on Monday night against the Montezuma County school system, but law enforcement has since conducted a search and said school facilities are safe.
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At an emergency meeting on Tuesday, the Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 School Board voted five to two against a mask mandate in the district's schools.
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The Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 School Board held an emergency meeting on Tuesday to consider a mask mandate for the district’s schools after COVID-19 infections were found in at least six of the district’s schools last week; Colorado Governor Jared Polis is pleading with parents upset with mask policies at their schools NOT to resort to threats or violence over the issue during the pandemic.
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Students in Montezuma County are heading back to in-person classes on August 16th. This marks the second year schools have had to contend with the pandemic and ever-evolving public health guidelines. On this week’s health and prevention report, KSJD’s Tay Glass talks to the new Superintendent of Montezuma-Cortez School District, Risha Vanderwey, about what parents and students should do to stay healthy and support their mental health.
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The Montezuma-Cortez School Board is holding its regular meeting Tuesday night, as a public rift continues over LGBTQ student organizations in local…