Douglas County School District’s Silent Treatment: Hiding Something or Just Rude?

Well, folks, it’s a banner day in Douglas County, Colorado, where your tax dollars apparently buy you nothing but a cold shoulder from the esteemed Douglas County School District (DCSD). A local citizen, Y’know, one of those pesky taxpayers who keep the lights on, dared to ask Superintendent Erin Kane a couple of simple questions about the Healthy Kids Survey. On March 24, they fired off an email: Will DCSD run this thing in the spring? Will it ask kids about their “gender identity”? Straightforward, yes-or-no stuff. Crickets. So, on March 27, they followed up, probably thinking, “Maybe they’re just busy.” Still, nada. Zero. Zilch.

What’s the deal, DCSD? Are you too arrogant to respond to the little people, or is there something in this survey you’d prefer to keep under wraps? Maybe it’s filled with more woke nonsense than a Berkeley sociology class, the kind you insist isn't in the schools (wink-wink) and you’re hoping we won’t notice. This isn’t just some random person begging for a free pencil; it’s a taxpaying resident inquiring about a program that could be imposed on our kids. Ignoring them isn’t merely rude; it’s a big, sarcastic “screw you” to every parent and voter in this county.

Transparency should be your responsibility, not a game of hide-and-seek. So, Superintendent Kane, how about you stop treating inquiries like junk mail and start answering the damn questions? 

Subject: Re: Healthy Kids Survey 2025

Date: March 27, 2025 at 3:47:29 PM MDT & Mon, Mar 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM

To: Erin Kane Erin.Kane@dcsdk12.org, cwilliams5@dcsdk12.org

Good afternoon Superintendent Kane,

Hope you're well. I'm following up in regard to the Healthy Kids Survey.

Will DCSD be conducting the Healthy Kids Survey this Spring? If so, will the Healthy Kids Survey demographic questions include questions about gender identity?

Thanks in advance for your assistance with this; appreciated.

Respectfully,