At least three schools along Colorado’s northern Front Range closed Friday amid fears that they could be targeted by LGBTQ groups conducting “transgender day of vengeance” protests around the country.
At least three schools along Colorado’s northern Front Range closed Friday amid fears that they could be targeted by LGBTQ groups conducting International Transgender Day of Visibility protests around the country.canceled classes with administrators citing possible threats of violence.this week following the school shooting in Nashville, which police have said was done by a transgender person. It was unclear what protests if any were planned in Colorado.
The decision was made out of concern for the safety of students and staff, the administrators and board members said in the notice they sent. “If they do not feel safe, they cannot focus, teach or learn. We pray that these concerns do not pan out to destruction or harm in our community,” the notice said.
On Friday afternoon, Longmont police released a statement saying the threats were received by the schools themselves. North of Longmont in Fort Collins, police announced early Friday that they’d been receiving calls warning of possible threats which might not be credible.
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