LOVELAND, Colo. — Two Loveland schools are retiring their Native American mascots after years of community debate and a petition by high school students to remove images they consider demeaning to the Native American community. The Loveland Reporter-Herald reports that the Thompson School District Board of Education voted unanimously last week to retire the Loveland
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WIDEFIELD, Colo. (KRDO) — A school drive in Security-Widefield on Saturday will provide children with free backpacks and hot dogs. The Fountain Valley Salvation Army and REACH Pikes Peak is hosting a “Backpacks and HotDogs” drive-thru event at 208 Cunningham Drive. The event on Saturday goes from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The nonprofits are
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — A free school supply drive in Pueblo was being overshadowed by a political statement. At the drive, students were handed pencils, papers, notebooks, as well as fliers calling for the defunding of police. Dozens of cars lined up at the El Pueblo History Museum parking lot on Monday to receive packages
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MONUMENT, Colo. (KRDO) — There is no COVID-19 outbreak at Monument Academy, despite a Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment report mistakenly saying so Wednesday. “We received information on an outbreak and because of a miscommunication, we identified the wrong school,” a spokesperson for CDPHE said. “It was human error, and we apologize for
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FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) — Gov. Jared Polis joined education officials Tuesday at a school in Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 to speak about safety protocols amid the coronavirus pandemic. He began the visit by reading to a first grade class, then holding a roundtable discussion outside to abide by social distancing guidelines. Photo of Ms.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — After reports of an outbreak and multiple COVID-19 positive cases at Colorado College, the school announced Tuesday that all classes are temporarily moving to remote delivery. CC, located in Colorado Springs, said the change applies to all classes for the remainder of Block 1 in the fall semester, but many
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Frontier Elementary in Colorado Springs School District 20 will be reopening on Monday, August 31. The school was closed on Friday after one person tested positive for COVID-19. But after recent coronavirus test results, a D20 spokesperson said that it is safe for some students and staff members in isolation
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WOODLAND PARK, Colo. (KRDO) — The Woodland Park School District superintendent says 43 students and six staff members will be quarantined for two weeks after it was discovered a student tested positive for Coronavirus. Superintendent Steve Woolf says it was a Woodland Park High School student who came into class Wednesday. “We had a student
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs School District 38 is reporting an outbreak Friday at Bear Creek Elementary School. El Paso County Public Health defines an outbreak as two or more positive coronavirus cases between non-related people within a 2-week period. A spokesperson for D38 says the people who tested positive will remain
Continue Reading COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs School District says it will temporarily be closing Frontier Elementary on Friday and moving Aspen Valley High School to remote learning until further notice. Frontier Elementary School has one confirmed COVID-19 test, a spokesperson said. However, several staff and students were quarantined earlier this week and a
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — According to Pueblo County School District 70, they are still waiting on approximately 2,200 Chromebook laptops for students. D70 started the school year under a remote learning plan. The district promised every student a laptop and the necessary equipment to learn from home. According to Todd Seip, the D70 Communications Director,
Continue Reading COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs School District 2 says four more staff members have been placed in quarantine Wednesday. The four staff members worked at Frontier Elementary, a spokesperson for D20 said. One individual there had already been put in quarantine after experiencing COVID-19 symptoms earlier in the week. D20 says the
Continue Reading COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs School District 20 says a staff member tested positive for the coronavirus Wednesday morning. A spokesperson said that the employee works at Ranch Elementary School and is one of the four staff members quarantined earlier this week because they were displaying COVID-19 symptoms. D20 says no students
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Nearly two weeks into the school year, two Colorado Springs area school districts are announcing changes to their in-person learning styles. On Tuesday, Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 announced they are allowing secondary students to come back to class in-person sooner than expected. “We believe we can bring secondary students
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The effects of COVID-19 may be weighing on kids and teens emotionally, and they could be dropping parents hints, but parents could be missing those clues unless they know what to look for. It’s been around six months since students were last in classrooms, and as students prepare for an
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PUEBLO WEST, Colo. (KRDO) — Just a few days before returning to the classroom, a Pueblo West Charter School is trying to bring laughter to parents and students. On Sunday, Swallows Charter Academy posted a YouTube video called, “It’s Not Hard to Sanitize,” a parody of the Britney Spears song “…Baby One More Time.” Instead
Continue Reading PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — The Pueblo School District 70 says one of its schools will close for a day after an individual tested positive for COVID-19. North Mesa Elementary will be closed on Monday, August 24th, for a deep cleaning of the premises. A spokesperson for D70 said students will do online learning with staff
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DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The Tri-County Health Department says a person at Sand Creek Elementary School has tested positive for the coronavirus. The school in Douglas County sent out a statement to all parents and staff saying the person diagnosed is in isolation until no longer infectious. Officials say the person was in the
Continue Reading COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs School District 49 confirmed that a student had tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday. El Paso County Public Health says a student at Odyssey Elementary School tested positive for COVID-19. The individual last visited the school on August 13 and has since been in quarantine, according
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Pikes Peak Community College is helping people both inside and outside of the classroom through its food assistance program called the “Virtual Pantry”. With the majority of classes being held remotely in the fall, the program transitioned online as well. The food is donated by Southern Colorado’s Care and
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