Durango’s School Board Debacle: Radical Rot, Predator Blind Spots, and a Herald Hug
By Heidi Ganahl | Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice
Durango used to be the kind of place where families felt good about sending their kids to school. But things shifted over the years —and not in a good way. With a critical school board election just days away, parents are speaking out. And what they’re saying is hard to ignore.
What I learned from the families who helped shape the Durango Dirty Dozen series was both heartbreaking and hopeful. They painted a clear picture of a district losing touch with its mission—and of a community ready to fight back.
They told me about confusing bathroom rules, lavish DEI spending, and a media outlet more interested in enabling coverups than accountability. Their message was clear: kids are being left behind.
Let’s start with bathrooms...

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