Teachers and community members (and I believe four press cameras) crowded the Ute Pass Cultural Center this evening to protest the actions taken by the Woodland Park School Board and the Superintendent, Ken Witt. 81 staff members signed a letter of protest, which you can read here (page 1, page 2).

KKTV’s article can be read here, along with video of most of the speaking.

The Colorado Sun wrote a very long article about this, read it here

CPR also wrote a great article about this story, read it here

What the teachers did by speaking out appears to be in direct violation of district policy KDDA, and is similar to what Mary Ward was fired for earlier this year. The district is currently involved in a lawsuit brought against them by the WPEA regarding, among other things, that policy. Staff I spoke to expressed uncertainty and even fear about how Ken Witt and the school board will respond to them speaking out like this.

Full video:

The next board meeting (and last scheduled one before the election) is Wednesday, October 11th, 6:00PM.