🌱 BVSD Cancelling Classes + Cougar Alert + CU Students Protest

Good morning people of Boulder! Let's get this day started off right. Here's what you need to know about what's happening today in town.

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Monday's weather: Mostly sunny and cooler. High: 57 Low: 36.

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Here are the top stories in Boulder today:

1. Boulder Valley School District cancelling classes: BSVD hasn't been able to find enough substitute teachers to cover the number of planned teacher absences on Friday, Nov. 12. (CBS4)
2. Mountain lion sightings are up in Colorado: Here's what you need to know when you are out on the trails. (Out There CO)
3. Students protest at CU after alleged sexual assaults. One protester noted the obvious: "Every season someone gets assaulted at a frat party, no one gets held accountable." (CU Independent)
4. Conservation groups say US infrastructure deal is a climate and water budget bonanza for Colorado. (CO Sun)
5. Metro Denver health officials urge mask wearing amid COVID surge: The warning cites 'steadily increasing cases,' hospital beds at capacity. (Patch)

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Today in Boulder:

• Taxes in Retirement: Webinar. (11:00 a.m.)
• Screen Printing: Guided Access at Boulder Public Library. (4:00 p.m.)
• External Event: Classics of Philosophy Reading Group. (7:00 p.m.)

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Boulder Patch Notebook

• Boulder's Sunflower Preschool celebrates anniversary: In its 40 years, the school's emphasis on nature and science have evolved, but the curriculum continues to follow three tenets of Montessori education: mixed age groups, team teaching and child-directed learning. (CO Daily)
• Reducing emissions is not enough to avoid the worst impacts of the climate crisis. We also need to invest in carbon dioxide removal and local governments have a critical role to play. (BOCO)
• Back to Standard Time: Clocks have fallen back, meaning it will get dark even earlier. Check out this article to learn more about what the end of daylight savings means. (NPR)

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