Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post
Rileigh, 10, talks about importance of LGBTQ references for young students in social studies standards to the board members at Colorado Department of Education in Denver, Colorado on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. 
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The final revisions of Colorado’s social studies standards, which removed many references of people of color and those in the LGBTQ community, “boldly thwarts the legislative intent” of a 2019 law that instructed public schools to include diverse perspectives in history and civics lesson, said lawmakers from four minority caucuses in a letter sent to the state Board of Education on Wednesday.
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