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POWELL - Community members crowded into the Park County School District 1 Board of Trustees meeting room Tuesday evening to speak their minds about transgender bathroom use in Powell schools. After some students voiced concerns to their parents about a transgender female (a biological male) in a girls' restroom at Powell High School, the topic hit the public sphere during an October school board forum, where a submitted comment said some girls had not been using the school's facilities or had...
POWELL — The rights of parents and guardians regarding their children’s mental, physical and emotional wellbeing through schools will be laid out in Wyoming law if Parent Rights in Education 1 passes during this year’s legislative session. However, the bill’s impact may be limited because many of the items listed in the bill are already practiced at least in area schools or covered under federal law. If passed, Senate File 9 would reaffirm the rights of parents regarding their students’ physical and mental health as well as provide a clear pat...
POWELL — A former paraeducator in Powell High School’s special education program — who had faced allegations that she abused an adult student and lied to the investigator in 2022 — has been found not guilty of all charges. Jurors acquitted Brandy Wetherbee after an hour and a half of deliberations Thursday, following a four-day trial in Park County District Court. “This is a case that destroyed two people’s lives,” said Brigita Krisjansons, one of Wetherbee’s defense attorneys. “One of the most important consistent people was ripped out of [th...
POWELL - After several months of collaboration, including the forming of a special committee, the Park County School District 1 school board unanimously passed the new book selection and adoption policy May 9, which details the steps for reconsideration of library books and the material reconsideration form. The policies began revision through the use of a special committee this winter that consisted of district administrators, teachers, parents and community members. The policy was first seen b...