WEEK OF JUNE 22, 2023
VOLUME 36 | ISSUE 31
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Judge rules against school board majority BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Shriya Madhavan, 11, raised $1,000 to put together 200 birthday supply kits to donate to A Precious Child, a Broomfield nonprofit that helps families in crisis. PHOTO COURTESY MADHAVAN SRINIVASAN
Student creates birthday kits for 200 kids BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Two-hundred kids in the Denver metro area received party hats, streamers, balloons, cake and all of the other ingredients needed for a birthday celebration thanks to a donation from 11-year-old Shriya Madhavan of Highlands Ranch.
‘... I felt like I could help a certain amount of people, but hopefully inspire people to help others.’
SEE BIRTHDAYS, P15
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Shriya Madhavan
A Douglas County judge ruled four school board members violated Colorado Open Meetings Law when they had a series of one-on-one conversations about terminating former Superintendent Corey Wise. While Douglas County District Court Judge Jeffrey Holmes ruled against the majority of school board members for a second time, he still declined to issue a permanent injunction. In a ruling issued June 16, Holmes reaffirmed that Douglas County Board President Mike Peterson and board members Christy Williams, Becky Myers, and Kaylee Winegar broke open meetings law by discussing firing Wise in non-public conversations last year. Rep. Bob Marshall, D-Highlands Ranch, filed a lawsuit against the district in February 2022, with his attorney, Steve Zansberg, arguing that firing a superintendent is a public business subject to open meetings law. In a statement, Marshall said he is glad Holmes reconfirmed his prior ruling, however, he still issued an ultimatum. SEE RULING, P9
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