Protecting Academy District 20 from Extremist Influence
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AccountabilityAugust 10, 20261 source record
Academy District 20 stopped adding books to middle- and high-school library shelves while Board members discussed “yucky books,” legal constraints, and getting “upstream” of reconsideration. Their own words raise serious questions about student access…
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AccountabilityAugust 1, 2026
District 20's review committee recommended retaining Almost Perfect. Three board members later voted to remove it from every D20 school library. Here is what the record shows, what Colorado law requires, and why the…
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AccountabilityJuly 26, 2026
Brian Katcher reads messages from readers about the impact of Almost Perfect and urges officials to leave decisions about the book with individual students and their parents.
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AccountabilityJune 14, 2026
At the June 11 Academy District 20 meeting, Susan Payne used Almost Perfect's author's note to warn about hormones, fentanyl, and online drug access. The record shows a different story: the same author's note…
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