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Protest planned at D49 board meeting over decision to reprimand teacher for BLM mural in art lesson Mayo Davison and last updated 2021-02-04 07:35:38-05 The protest is being organized by The Empowerment Solidarity Network to show support for the teacher and denounce systemic racism. According to the district, fourth-graders in the Art Explore class at Bennett Ranch Elementary engaged in the lesson on January 19 and 20. While the contents of the lesson met state academic standards related to culture, the material over Black Lives Matter was presented without following district policy of notify...

District 49 says teacher violated policy by showing Black Lives Matter image Pixabay via MGN FALCON, Colo. (KRDO) -- Families in Falcon School District 49 raised concerns over the context of a lesson plan about Martin Luther King, Jr. after a teacher used an image showing Black Lives Matter. District 49 officials said during the lesson about civil rights, the teacher used an image of a banner that read "Black Lives Matter." Though civil rights movements are a part of the district's curriculum, district officials said the Black Lives Matter movement is not. When a teacher at Bennett Ranch E...

District 49 releases additional statement over lesson plan involving Black Lives Matter Station and last updated 2021-02-02 23:24:41-05 FALCON — District 49 officials have released another statement after families raised concerns over the context of a lesson plan centered around Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movements. According to the district, students in the Art Explore class at Bennett Ranch Elementary engaged in the lesson on January 19. While the contents of the lesson met state academic standards related to culture, the material over Black Lives Matter was presented ...