VOLUME 129 | ISSUE 27
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
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Douglas County School Board chides state rep
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Brandi Bradley called out teacher over Mona Lisa theory BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Two of the Lombardi Trophies from the Denver Broncos’ three Super Bowl wins were displayed at Elizabeth High School last year when the team brought its High School Game of the Week program to Elizabeth. This year the event will be held PHOTO BY NICKY QUINBY at Kiowa High School on Sept. 13.
Members of Douglas County’s school board are raising concerns about state Rep. Brandi Bradley after she turned to social media to criticize her son’s teacher. Bradley alleged on X that the teacher told the class that the Mona Lisa painting, created in 1503, may have been a depiction of its artist, Leonardo da Vinci, as a woman. She claimed the Douglas County School District teacher said that the painter may have been “genderfluid.” Bradley also said in the post that she planned to confront the teacher and called them a “groomer.” The Republican’s post has gone viral with more than 46,000 likes, 2,700 shares and around 2,200 comments. It also caught national news attention, with the Daily Mail, New York Post and Newsweek writing about SEE BRADLEY, P12
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