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RE-8 approves revised sex education policy
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New version includes opt-in approach BY NINA JOSS SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
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EPA says no way out of reformulated gas Colorado threatens to sue in 2024
Parents would have to sign off on future Weld RE-8 health and family life/sex education classes for their kids if the district ever offers them, the Board of Education decided Sept. 22. The district stopped offering health and sex education classes in 2018. Board member Cody Leblanc said he prefers the district stay away from offering those kinds of classes at all, but was pleased to get parent approval included in the policy. The motion to approve the revised policy passed 4-3. The motion to approve the updated exemption procedure to align with the revised policy also passed 4-3. The district does not offer health or sex education for any grade currently. Health and sex education classes have not been taught in the district since 2018, Superintendent Alan Kaylor told Colorado Community Media. Although the policy does not currently apply to actual classes, it would apply if these classes were to start being taught again, he said.
tive requirement for reformulated damaging ozone. gasoline,” spokesman Conor Cahill The change in classification also said. “It’s clear that this outdated requires Colorado’s Air Pollupolicy would negatively impact tion Control Division to lower the Colorado’s most vulnerable, rethreshold for stationary sources wind environmental justice efforts that must apply for permits to 25 BY MICHAEL BOOTH and raise costs on people when tons of pollutants from the curTHE COLORADO SUN they need their money most.” rent 50 tons. Air pollution control The Polis objection letter said officials have said that will add at The Environmental Protection least 400 new permits to an already the reformulated gas mandate has Agency can’t let Colorado off the “the potential to exacerbate longbacklogged system. hook for imposing more expensive standing historic environmental From integral to ‘an option’ “The Clean Air Act provisions reformulated gas to fight ozone injustices in communities near The old policy let parents exempt requiring the sale of (reformupollution beginning in 2024, the regional refineries. The mandate their children from comprehensive agency said in a reply to Gov. Jared lated gas) in areas reclassified as raises serious environmental jushealth education courses with a Polis’ objections and threats to sue. Severe and the timing of those tice questions, again particularly written request and said that health requirements are clear,” national The gas, which produces fewer education was an integral part of EPA Administrator Michael Regan given the lack of realized benefits ozone-contributing fumes, should that accompany it.” each student’s education. wrote to Polis. Regan did say the cost about 3 cents a gallon more Suncor is the only major refinery The new policy requires a parent EPA will try to work with Colorado than normal gas formulations, acin Colorado, and likely the one that on implementation, and noted the cording to an EPA review. or guardian’s signature for a student would supply reformulated gas. The EPA’s Washington headquar- state has “20 months of lead time to be allowed to participate in the While environmental groups and to prepare.” ters told Polis that the Clean Air class. Rather than calling the classes community leaders have asked the The Polis administration did not Act dating to the 1990s requires all integral, the new policy states that Every year before Thanksgiving, First United Methodist Church in Fort Lupton and the Fort Lupton Food and ClothingaBank provide community penalized areas, like the nine coun- back down from its objections after Polis administration to phase out comprehensive health education members with food boxes. This will be the program’s 10th consecutive year. Above, Joe Hubert, left China Garcia and Sue Hubert with Change Change, Suncor’s Commerce City location hearing from the EPA. ties of the northern Front Range, program may be an option4for each altogether, air pollution regulators clear that 2. to switchorganization to reformulated student’s education. another that gas helps with the“Gov. food Polis drive.has Seebeen more on Page he will pursue all legal strategies when the agency declares them in SEE REFORMULATED, P13 SEE SCHOOLS, P16 to avoid this outdated and ineffec“severe” nonattainment for lung-
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