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Advocates for Black families criticize school board BY ELISABETH SLAY ESLAY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
haviors, which showed stark changes in recent months, such as selfinjuring moments and meltdowns.
The Englewood Board of Education has received an “exodus rating,” the lowest-possible result, from the Green Book Initiative, an evaluation tool that provides “insights into the safety and inclusivity” of the Black community. Auon’tai Anderson, CEO of the Center for Advancing Black Excellence in Education, which created and runs the initiative, along with the Epitome of Black Excellence & Partnership, presented the rating to the board during public comments May 7. “Unfortunately, Englewood school board and superintendent have earned the lowest rating status of any school district we have investigated on our rubric with a score of 1.8,” Anderson said. Several people disagreed with or questioned the findings, including
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Hunter Yarbrough, 11, laughs with his father, Kevin Yarbrough, who says Hunter is “a happy kid” and “larger than life.” COURTESY OF KEVIN YARBROUGH
Autistic children and their families recovering after alleged assaults on Littleton school bus
BY ELISABETH SLAY ESLAY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
“Loving,” “happy” and “larger than life” are words three parents
use when they describe their autistic sons. The boys are non-speaking and use devices or other methods to communicate, including their be-
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