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📍 Drive to Manitou Springs School D Office   📅 Monday, September 14, 2026 to Calendar
📄 View Official Agenda
Heads up! Our parent watchdogs have scanned the upcoming agenda for Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El. We found 3 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8)
Final Vote on Student Restraint and Seclusion Policies
📅 Scheduled Action
The board is holding a final vote (2nd Read) on ‘J Policies’ governing the physical restraint and seclusion of students. While the agenda summary claims to strengthen protections, the actual policy language defines when and how staff and School Resource Officers can physically restrain your child.
Recommended Action Plan

URGENT REVIEW: This is a final vote. Parents must immediately open the attachments for Item H.1 (files jka, jka-e-1, jka-e-2, jka-r) on the district’s official agenda site. Email the board to demand they postpone the vote until parents have had adequate time to review these critical safety policies. Contact the Board via Laura Hepting at lhepting@mssd14.org.

💰 Taxpayer Impact: Your Child’s Physical Safety
👀 MONITOR (LEVEL 5)
Public Comment Rules Designed to Limit Parent Voice
📅 Scheduled Action
The board’s official rules for public comment state that meetings are ‘not public forum meetings’ and prohibit any ‘personal complaint about school personnel’ in public. This language is a tool the board can use to shut down parents who have specific, legitimate concerns about classroom incidents or staff, preventing public accountability.
Recommended Action Plan

MONITOR: Be aware of these rules. If the Board President uses them to unfairly shut down a parent’s concern during Public Comment, be prepared to challenge the application of the rule and demand parents be heard.

💰 Taxpayer Impact: Reduced Accountability
ALERT (LEVEL 3)
Vague ‘Executive Director’ Report Hidden on Consent Agenda
📅 Scheduled Action
Item F.3 is a report from the Executive Director of Schools placed on the consent agenda for a single bulk vote, but the agenda provides no details on its contents. These administrative reports can be used to introduce new ideological programs like SEL or DEI without a full board discussion.
Recommended Action Plan

INVESTIGATE: Open the file ‘Board Communication Executive Director of Schools September 2026.docx’ attached to Item F.3 in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm it does not contain new ideological programs.

💰 Taxpayer Impact: Undisclosed Initiatives
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