Colorado: Bill Responding to “Outrage of the Week” on "Zero Tolerance"

On Wednesday, March 4, Senate Bill 237 was received by the House and assigned to the House Education Committee, after having been passed unanimously by the Colorado State Senate. 

Introduced by State Representative Kevin Lundberg (R-15), SB 237 was a response to the story recently reported in our “Outrage of the Week” section.  Marie Marrow was expelled from Cherokee Trail High School for leaving non-operative prop rifles, which she was using during drill team rehearsals, in the back of her car. Representative Lundberg’s bill is designed to bring common sense to Colorado’s school expulsion statue by allowing the school to use discretion in such cases rather then being forced to proscribe the mandatory expulsion as is currently the case. 

Please contact the members of the House Education Committee and urge them to return common sense to Colorado’s school expulsion statue by supporting SB 237.  Contact information can be found below.

State Representative Michael Merrifield (D-18) Chairman
Phone: 303-866-2932
E-mail: [email protected]

State Representative Judy Solano (D-31)
Phone: 303-866-2918
E-mail: [email protected]

State Representative Randy Baumgardner (R-57)
Phone: 303-866-2949
E-mail: [email protected]

State Representative Debbie Benefield (D-29)
Phone: 303-866-2950
E-mail: [email protected]

State Representative Tom Massey (R-60)
Phone: 303-866-2747
E-mail: [email protected]

State Representative Karen Middleton (D-42)
Phone: 303-866-3911
E-mail: [email protected]

State Representative Carole Murray (R-45)
Phone: 303-866-2948
E-mail: [email protected]

State Representative Cherylin Peniston (D-35)
Phone: 303-866-2843
E-mail: [email protected]

State Representative Kevin Priola (R-30)
Phone: 303-866-2912
E-mail: [email protected]

State Representative Christine Scanlan (D-56)
Phone: 303-866-2952
E-mail: [email protected]

State Representative Sue Schaefer (D-24)
Phone: 303-866-5522
E-mail: [email protected]

State Representative Ken Summer (R-22)
Phone: 303-866-2927
E-mail: [email protected]