FCSD #1 In the News
Here are links to articles related to FCSD #1 board policies in local and state media outlets. These are in order from oldest to newest beginning in 2019 when Advocates for Lander Students formed. Some of these articles require a subscription to the news service.
Relevant letters to the editor are included and are marked with an *
If you are aware of a news article that should be included that we missed, please email it to advocatesforlanderstudents@gmail.com
Guns, Schools, and Wyoming Communities Divided - WyoFile - July 30, 2019
In discrimination clash, Lander LGBTQ students demand accountability - WyoFile - May 27, 2022
LGBTQ students want equal protection, not ‘special’ rights - WyoFile - June 7, 2022
*Talk in the 10: School Board Thoughts - Taylor Pajunen - County 10 -
December 22, 2022
School board discusses policies on library books - Lander Journal - December 22, 2022
"I think at this point, we are desperate" - Lander Journal - December 24, 2022
*Talk in the 10: School Board Thoughts Part II - by Scott Jensen - County 10 (in response to above letter) January 12, 2023
Drug test policy could ban kids from activities - Lander Journal- January 17, 2023
Lander library policy changes aired - Lander Journal - January 17, 2023
Lander School Board examines policy changes - Lander Journal - January 21, 2023
School board taps brakes on student drug policy - Lander Journal - January 25, 2023
*Talk in the 10: Banned Book Controversy or Yellow Journalism - County 10 (letter to the editor signed by 3 of the 7 trustees) April 29, 2023
Will lack of help quash drug policy? - Lander Journal - May 6, 2023
Should FCSD #1 Staff face drug tests? - Lander Journal - May 13, 2023
Books policy out; new drafts debated - Lander Journal - May 27, 2023
Explicit Book in Lander High School Has Sparked… | Cowboy State Daily
June 01, 2023
School board to hash book policy debate - Lander Journal - June 17, 2023
FCSD #1 book, instructional material complaint draft policies debated - County 10
June 19, 2023
Lander School Board Adopts Tougher Policy On… | Cowboy State Daily
June 21, 2023
Lander school board selects new book, material complaint policy - County 10
June 23, 2023
*Lander's diverse values best represented by draft two - Bill Lee - Lander Journal - July 1, 2023
When white nationalists come to town, how to respond? - WyoFile
July 13, 2023
Student drug test policy advances - Lander Journal - July 22, 2023
How much is FCSD #1 school worth? - Lander Journal - August 2, 2023
How Lander lost a librarian - WyoFile
August 4, 2023
FCSD #1 pre-teen urine tests too ‘intimate’? - Lander Journal - August 12, 2023
Drug tests coming to school - Lander Journal - August 18, 2023
Lander school board discusses new 'obscene materials' policy proposal; suggestion on hold for now - County 10 - August 22, 2023
*How many more will leave Lander Schools - Bill Lee - Lander Journal - September 13, 2023
LGBTQ+ students in Lander and the Law - Lander Journal - December 13, 2023
FCSD#1 to tackle substance abuse, mental health - Lander Journal - January 21, 2024
FCSD #1 insurance premiums to balloon - Lander Journal - March 22, 2024
Who is old enough for controversy? - Lander Journal - March 27, 2024
*Talk in the 10: 'Lander Schools for Lander Families; Parental Rights' - County 10 - June 24, 2024
*Schools shouldn't hide information from parents - Scott Jensen - Lander Journal - June 25, 2024
Drug tests for students coming in August - Lander Journal - June 30, 2024
FCSD #1 weighs names, pronouns - Lander Journal - July 19, 2024
FCSD #1's trans policies remain on pause - Lander Journal - September 7, 2024