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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #38

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

Ballotpedia · Nov 23, 2022

Fragments of a troubled young life emerge, but mysteries about Anderson Aldrich remain

In the months before Anderson Aldrich allegedly opened fire on a Colorado Springs, Colorado, LGBTQ nightclub, killing five and wounding 18 others, their mother posted in a Facebook group for women in the Church of the Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, asking for help for her child.

Los Angeles Times · Nov 23, 2022

Colorado Springs shooting suspect Anderson Lee Aldrich seen for first time in court to face murder charges

Formal charges expected in coming weeks

The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2022

Names of six victims released after shooting at Virginia Walmart

Walmart employee says gunman, who police say killed himself, was manager who opened fire on workers gathered in break room

The Guardian - US · Nov 23, 2022

Anti-LGBTQ hate amplified after shooting

Anti-trans conservatives on Elon Musk's platform respond to Colorado Springs shooting — by ramping up the vitriol

Salon · Nov 23, 2022

Could red flag laws stop mass shootings?

Questions over why suspect's violent past did not trigger Colorado's "red flag" law

Salon · Nov 23, 2022

Leeds gay bar Viaduct to host poignant candlelit vigil for the victims of Colorado shooting

A vigil will be held this Friday to remember those who were lost in a shooting at an LGBT bar in Colorado, USA

Leeds Live · Nov 23, 2022

Defense: Colorado gay club shooting suspect is nonbinary

The alleged gunman facing possible hate crime charges in the fatal shooting of five people at a Colorado Springs gay nightclub is nonbinary, the suspect’s defense team says in court filings In several standard motions filed on behalf of Anderson Lee Aldrich on Tuesday, public defenders refer to the suspect…

The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2022

Inside Club Q: Drag queens, dancing, tolerance shattered by gunfire. Then, heroes stepped in

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — It was supposed to be another night of fun, love and joy at Club Q, a popular LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Los Angeles Times · Nov 23, 2022

Army veteran who stopped the Club Q shooter owns a brewery. Supporters nationwide are buying his goods to say thanks

Supporters across the country are expressing their gratitude to the Army veteran who restrained the alleged shooter at a Colorado Springs LGBTQ club by buying beer, T-shirts and hoodies from his business.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Nov 22, 2022