Dougco vouchers moving forward
CASTLE ROCK – It will take a judge or two to settle the legal challenges swirling around Douglas County’s pilot voucher program but Gretchen Immen already has her verdict: “Dream come true.”
Gretchen Immen and son Sam hug Wednesday after learning he's received the last voucher slot.
Wednesday, during a lottery held in a former school here, Immen learned her son Sam was picked for the last available slot – seat no. 25 – for a voucher that will allow him to attend a private school this fall.
“We feel so blessed,” Immen, a Parker resident, said after bursting into a smile and embracing Sam, 15, who