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What a difference a week makes....

It all started with this:

12/12/2008: Chris King announces to Columbine staff that in addition to a new school principal, Columbine Elementary staff members will have to reapply for their jobs if they wish to stay at Columbine.

http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2008/dec/12/columbine-teachers-must-reapply/

12/16/2008:  Parents, teachers and neighbors organize a rally at the Tuesday night meeting at the school to protest the decision.

http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2008/dec/16/columbine-parents-set-rally-teachers/

12/18/2008: Video on The Daily Camera's website showing the 'energetic' crowd at the Tuesday night meeting.

http://www.dailycamera.com/videos/detail/columbine-parents-meeting

12/18/2008: Erika Stutzman (The Daily Camera Editorial Page Editor) writes editorial against BVSD's decision.

http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2008/dec/18/communication-is-the-key/

12/19/2008: Chris King's announcement after the Columbine meeting, in a story by Vanessa Miller,  decides his decision to make Columbine staff re-apply for their jobs was premature.

http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2008/dec/19/king-asking-faculty-re-apply-was-premature/

12/20/2008: Eric Dobbs, a Columbine neighbor, volunteer, and a member of the visioning committee, has guest opinion in the Daily Camera listing King's errors and commending his ability to listen to those with direct ties to the school.

http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2008/dec/20/doing-right-by-columbine/

12/22/2008: Kathy Guyton's response to Chris King's Sunday's guest opinion in the Daily Camera, thanking him for his courage and ability to listen and think twice about an important decision.

 http://www.dailycamera.com/blogs/letters-editor-blog/2008/dec/22/guyton

BVSDWatch.org applauds Chris King for his willingness to revisit the Columbine decision. We have a feeling with this wake up call (for both sides) Columbine will become all the better for it.