We saw this accident on the way to Eldora. The road was dry through most of the canyon. This corner was covered in a huge sheet of ice, created by a large pile of melting snow deposited on the northeast side of the road by a plow, suggesting that conditions might improve if plows removed the snow. The snow pile was still there when we returned from skiing at the end of the day.

@Tom Miers I sincerely appreciate your efforts to disclose your opinion and the philosophy behind your vote; thank you for taking this step. Sequentially, I genuinely believe you failed in epic fashion to understand or distinguish the differences between the messages you "felt" you sent and the message received by Monarch students by your actions.

Moreover, while you may vote your personal interpretation and values, in so doing, you trampled on both the values of the students and the authority of the administration at a school whose academic achievements belie the current and historical challenges facing that school's administration.

Frankly, it’s a rational challenge to accept your efforts bore much material intent beyond making an ill-conceived point and kowtowing to a local legal official who appears to have brandished their political clout and ought to know better.

@Shazamo; you put this question to each comment and I think the answer is actually quite clear.

The person in question was a student before they became a member of student council and his/her primary obligation is to the Student Rights and Responsibility handbook which makes clear that any student violating the rules regarding alcohol, illegal substances, or paraphernalia will be removed from from activities/leadership roles.

To do otherwise is to suggest that the abuse of drugs or alcohol is sanctioned by the school and the school board. Do not overlook the value in a message to students that makes clear that breaking the law will not be tolerated or the subtext of the message delivered by the actions of the board.

Editorially, it's stunning that someone sworn to uphold the laws of this state seems prepared to sweep the issue of drug use by their own child under the table and adumbrate that asserting the student's "rights" under a set of rules governing a student council are somehow more important and take precedence.

BVSD appears to have failed every one of its constituents; teachers, administrators, parents, and most importantly students. Over 16 years, many of our experiences with BVSD have been positive, yet, all too often decisions ringing of political undertone shake our confidence in the BVSD system and its people.

I first learned of this fiasco from my Monarch student who came home to express outrage that a well-respected teacher was forced to abandon support of an entire student body because one over-protective lawyer/parent opted to threaten the school board and in doing so, suggest that his child (student) shouldn't be obligated to abide by the rules of the school. It wasn't long before we heard from our student in college and former graduate of Monarch who echoed the disappointment and expressed disbelief that BVSD continued to support a process that promotes exceptions for those whose parents are most outspoken.

I accept the value of a due process, including the impeachment process provided by the rules governing the Student Council; and there are valuable lessons here about the importance of a due process. However, the BVSD has a broader and primary responsibility to the students to provide guidance and leadership that are absolutely clear and leveled consistently across the student body.

The shameless lack of backbone demonstrated by the board sends a clear, but negative message to the students - you can hear their confusion, distrust, resentment, and eroding confidence if you will turn off the noise from one disgruntled and overreaching parent and listen.

As a friend (lawyer) is fond of saying; "bizoptly."

Efforts to compete should be on the strength of continuous innovation and process improvement.