The school district has lost about 40% of its teachers, including mental health and social workers.
“I’m speaking because I believe it’s the right thing, and I teach my students to use their voices to say what they believe. I’m terrified,” Hand said.
Teachers who publicly criticize the board could be considered insubordinate because of a district policy, known as KDDA, that directs staff not to speak to the media without written consent from Superintendent Ken Witt. It also limits what can be posted to social media.
The state educators’ union and its Woodland Park chapter sued over that policy in August.
“There are many more [teachers] who would have signed, if not for being afraid,” Hand said.

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