Centennial Citizen 5
November 11, 2021
CHERRY CREEK FROM PAGE 1
Seeing six candidates on the ballot presented a sharp contrast to four years ago, when the district’s election was canceled because the two seats drew only one candidate each on the ballot. Bates’ and Allan’s victories essentially represented a win for the status quo for a district whose leadership has been open to curriculum change regarding teaching that is more mindful of different cultures — and a district that has generally walked in lockstep with local health guidance in response to the coronavirus pandemic. By contrast, the neighboring Douglas County School District saw a group of four candidates who called for a new direction on the school boardand won in the November election. Although the Douglas County candidates agreed on certain issues, clear fault lines divided them on hot-button issues galvanizing voters in school board elections across the country, such as masking and the district’s equity policy. Anti-masking crowds had filled Douglas County school board meetings in recent weeks, many urging people to vote for the “Kids First” slate of candidates out of disapproval for the sitting board’s handling of COVID-19. In the end, the Kids First candidates won. The political tide didn’t fall that way in Cherry Creek, despite fears about “critical race theory” arising in the district in the months leading
up to the election. Winning candidate Allan, for example, was vocal about being “promask and pro-science” and raised concerns about what she called misinformation spread “by biased and uninformed people and groups with an extremist political agenda.” She pointed to when the political group No Left Turn in Education showed a presence in the Cherry Creek district, making public comments, Allan said. No Left Turn in Education has raised concerns about critical race theory being taught in the Cherry Creek School District. They were “spreading rumors and lies about what Cherry Creek is teaching,” Allan said, appearing to reference the Cherry Creek school board’s June 23 meeting. “Cherry Creek School District does not teach critical race theory, but I support teaching an honest and inclusive history,” Allan told the Centennial Citizen. The issue arose in Cherry Creek because of a 2019 state law called House Bill 19-1192, which realigns how public schools teach history and government-related classes with a greater emphasis on historical contributions of minorities, as well as consideration of issues minorities have faced through time. At the June 23 school board meeting, district staff recommended that the school board approve a purchase from Inquire Ed of Inquiry Journeys, “a student-centered program that integrates inquiry-based instruction and supports culturally responsive education,” according to the meeting’s agenda. SEE CHERRY CREEK, P6
These flyers for Cherry Creek School District board candidates in the 2021 election PHOTO BY MARK HARDEN were mailed to a Centennial home.
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