COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A candidate running for a seat on the District 49 Board of Education is pushing back against what she calls a politically motivated smear campaign, after new text messages and social media posts resurfaced details from her past.
Ivy Liu, a former D-49 board member, is once again seeking election. Her previous term ended in controversy following both a 2023 arrest and a Facebook post quoting Adolf Hitler, a post that drew heavy attention and led fellow board members to censure her.
In a 2022 Facebook post, Liu quoted Hitler saying, “He alone, who owns the youth, gains the future.” She wrote underneath, “Parents – get involved and fight like your children’s lives depend on it, because they do.”…