Education Events

Education as it Was
Wyoming and Nebraska
Duane's Events

Laramie, Wyoming

And the fun begins . . . . School Board Fires English Instructor April 25, 1969

The letter of suspension - From Fort Laramie Consolidates School - April 24, 1969

1-day Strike Supports Ft. Laramie Teacher - April 29, 1969.

April 29 1969 -Strike Called - The Wyoming Eagle - A newspapers analysis

The Ground Rules . . . Ground Rules Dispute ends Teacher Protest - The Casper Star Tribune April 29, 1968

Fort Laramie Situation Deadlocks April 29. 1968

May 2, 1969 - 1- Day Strike Support Fort Laramie Teacher - This was the first Teacher's
strike in Wyoming at Ft Laramie. 2 teacher's (Lynn Coad and Roger Garrettson) and their wives on the right.
Article in middle regarded Roger Garretson as all teachers who took part in strike were put on probation

Teachers strike from above 2 May 1969

Teacher wasn't Fired Says Boss, Just "Suspended" - Nebraska Daily Starr - A reply from a Ft Laramie Board member.

Educator Returns From to Face School Crisis - From the Casper newspaper, the superintendent returns to see the results of his early handiwork.

The first article by Dick McCall

May 2, 1969

Fort Laramie Teacher Praises a "Free Press"

School Problems Aired by Three Ft. Laramie Teachers - The striking teachers speak up May 9, 1969

May 11, 1969 - Media Support
Aired By Teachers - School Problems - Editorial - If you Have To Do Your Thing . . . Do it - Editor's Choice

in 2 parts
The hearing is finally held.			Hearing Set for Teacher & Hearing Set for Teacher suspended at Ft. Laramie
			This letter was written by a student who had been in Duane's class, where he had to use a grade school reader to teach the high school kids to read. The kids were more impressed with the fact they learned to read rather than the fact they were using lower grade level text books. The kids were concerned with learning. The administration was not.

Fort Laramie Controversy Subject of WLA Report.

	WEA's "inaction" criticized by the Cheyenne Federation of Teachers... - May 22, 1969				Roger Garretson was snubbed by the WEA - May 23, 1969

May 28, 1969, Scottsbluff Star Herald:



Dick McCall 1st reports - Study School Controversy in Ft. Laramie & Report Indicates Communication Breakdown of Fort Laramie School. July 22, 1969

The WEA (Wyoming Education Association) in 1969 - Rocky Mountain News, Denver July 26. 1969

Dick McCall's 2nd report. - Lack of Communication Marks Controversy


Dick McCall 3rd report - Commission Probes Problems of Ft. Laramie School System - July 24, 1969


Dick McCall 3rd report - Board stand by Suspension - Miller hits Action by WEA - July 24, 1969

		July 26, 1969 - Dick McCalls 4th report. Part 1		Part 2
October 1968 - GCEA is Dead - Creating more districts would give more people a voice in the WEA.


GCEA is dead but the WEA must not die - Duane and Nancy worked together on this.



Compiled by Karen Miller kmm62@earthlink.net
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