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August 12, 2023

The lawsuit claims the district violated employees first amendment rights when they changed their Media Relations Policy in February.

According to the President of The Colorado Education Association, Amie Baca-Oehlert, the association agrees with the lawsuit claims. Baca-Oehlert said rights were violated when employees were not notified right away of the media policy change.

“The School District implemented a policy, telling educators that they were not allowed as private citizens to talk about their working conditions to post things on social media,” Baca-Oehlert said.

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