Education – The Durango Herald

Miller Middle School students to begin year in temporary location

Last month’s fire delayed completion of new building, according to 9-R

DATE: Jul 23, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango school district reopens Miller Middle School bike trail

Concerns over bike access causes 9-R to reverse its decision to close all trails at the school

DATE: Jul 21, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Summer construction projects at Durango School District focus on safety, general upkeep

Some electrical and cooling systems haven’t been updated since 1970s

DATE: Jul 19, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma-Cortez High School to start new cellphone policy this fall

Middle school has seen positive results from its cellphone policy

DATE: Jul 17, 2024 | CATEGORY: Education

Colorado is the fifth most expensive state for child care. Advocates launch a campaign for why a collective approach is needed

Over the next year, you will see billboards, social media, and perhaps even spray-painted artistic messages about how critical early child care is not just important for children’s brains, i...

DATE: Jul 13, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Bayfield High School hires its second principal since April

Jason Wayman will be arriving from Gallup, N.M., in time for 2024-25 school year

DATE: Jul 10, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango announces partnership to relocate Tri-County Head Start

La Plata Economic Development Alliance receives $55,000 for child care needs assessment

DATE: Jul 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Central Consolidated Schools mourns death of Kirtland Central High School principal

Superintendent issues statement to Kirtland families

DATE: Jul 2, 2024 | CATEGORY: Tri-Cities

FLC student marketing agency takes off with new Katz School of Business funding

Students help develop strategies to drive customer traffic

DATE: Jun 24, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Update: Major storm hits San Juan County

High winds, heavy rain and golf ball-size hail cause extensive damage

DATE: Jun 24, 2024 | CATEGORY: Tri-Cities

Montezuma-Cortez school staff speak of ‘climate of distrust’

Frustrations focus on staff workload, administration decisions, contract surprises The Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 school board on Tuesday heard from staff about frustrations with contracts and co...

DATE: Jun 21, 2024 | CATEGORY: Education

City of Durango recognizes Boys & Girls Club for support of youths

Program serves more than 1,000 kids each year

DATE: Jun 20, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

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Photos: ‘Mini Takes the States’ tour stops in DurangoHundreds of Mini Cooper vehicles occupy Fort Lewis College on Sunday; Participants began the journey in Albuquerque and will finish in Seattle

Hundreds of Mini Cooper vehicles occupy Fort Lewis College on Sunday; Participants began the journey in Albuquerque and will finish in Seattle

Photos: Boxing returns to DurangoAnimus on the Animas: 1st Annual Durango Boxing Classic at the Durango Main Mall on Saturday

Animus on the Animas: 1st Annual Durango Boxing Classic at the Durango Main Mall on Saturday

Photos and video: Going for the gold by devouring piesContestants try their best to win the Oscar’s Pie Eating Contest on Friday in Durango

Contestants try their best to win the Oscar’s Pie Eating Contest on Friday in Durango

Photo: Fireworks light the sky in DurangoDurango celebrates Independence Day on Thursday night

Durango celebrates Independence Day on Thursday night

Photos: Working with woodLocal craftsman uses wood joinery, rather than nails or screws to construct homes and other structures

Local craftsman uses wood joinery, rather than nails or screws to construct homes and other structures

2024 Fourth of July Parade draws crowd Thursday in downtown Durango

Photos: Downtown Durango hosts Fourth of July ParadeDowntown sidewalks were full for Thursday’s celebration

Downtown sidewalks were full for Thursday’s celebration

Durango Rotary Club, Parks and Recreation department host Independence Day events

Law enforcement conducts active threat training at Park Elementary SchoolResidents may see and hear police activity Thursday and Friday

Law enforcement agencies across Southwest Colorado sent officers to participate in active threat training this week at Park Elementary School in Durango. Those in the neighborhood can expect police vehicles parked on the premises, officers in tactical gear conducting exercises inside and outside the school, and signs advising that training is in progress. The sounds of shouting, airsoft weapons and the popping of a starter pistol will also be audible near the school, said Karla Sluis, spokeswoman for Durango School District 9-R.Sluis said that members of the school district’s safety department have gone door-to-door with flyers notifying residents around Park Elementary School about the training.

Hosted by the Durango Police Department and the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office, this week’s voluntary training invited officers from law enforcement agencies across a five-county region of Southwest Colorado encompassing La Plata, Archuleta, San Juan, Montezuma and Dolores counties.

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office deputy Mike Latham, lead instructor for this week's training, said Wednesday and the first half of Thursday were mostly preparatory, teaching officers the school’s layout and devising scenarios, whereas the latter half of Thursday and Friday residents should anticipate some noise as active threat scenarios play out.

Latham said active threat training teaches officers proper protocol during active threat scenarios, especially in densely populated areas where they have become increasingly common.Park Elementary School is not the only Durango School District facility law enforcement has conducted active threat training. Latham said schools lend themselves well to this sort of training because, “It gives us all kinds of doors to work on, different rooms, different scenarios we can run. We can pretend it’s a mall with nice big corridors, we can even pretend it’s an outdoor area in the gymnasium.”Latham has participated in active threat training multiple times in the past and described the drills as exhilarating and nerve-wracking. He said one of the training’s main goals is teaching officers how to manage stress and remain calm with lives on the line.

“I take a pulse oximeter in the morning and get a baseline on their heart rates,” Latham said. “And sometimes, just before they’re about to engage a threat, I say ‘Timeout.’ Put it (the oximeter) on there, and their heart rate’s skyrocketed to 140, 150, 160 just in training.”

Latham said throughout his career active threat training has evolved to become safer for officers and fall in line with increasingly professional police standards.“When I first started we were just running into halls and rooms hoping for the best,” Latham said. “Now the tactic is still to get there, still stop the taking of lives, but tactics are much better than they were 20 years ago.”

Residents may see and hear police activity Thursday and Friday

Photos: Flower powerDurango Botanic Gardens holds 11th annual ‘Gardens on Tour’ on Saturday

Durango Botanic Gardens holds 11th annual ‘Gardens on Tour’ on Saturday

Miller Middle School students to begin year in temporary location

Durango school district reopens Miller Middle School bike trail

Summer construction projects at Durango School District focus on safety, general upkeep

Montezuma-Cortez High School to start new cellphone policy this fall

Colorado is the fifth most expensive state for child care. Advocates launch a campaign for why a collective approach is needed

Bayfield High School hires its second principal since April

Durango announces partnership to relocate Tri-County Head Start

Central Consolidated Schools mourns death of Kirtland Central High School principal

FLC student marketing agency takes off with new Katz School of Business funding

Update: Major storm hits San Juan County

Montezuma-Cortez school staff speak of ‘climate of distrust’

City of Durango recognizes Boys & Girls Club for support of youths

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