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ap: If the Denver school board won’t ensure school safety, vote them out

Resource officers should not have been pulled out, leaving schools vulnerable

DENVER, CO - MARCH 23: Denver East High School students from left to right, Linus Cole, Noah Shurz, and Clara Taub look over a proclamation from the Public Schools Board of Education regarding gun violence after the board ending their executive session at DPS headquarters March 23, 2023. The school board went into executive session earlier to discuss reinstating school resource officers into area schools and other concerns about WednesdayÕs shooting at Denver East High School. Two Denver East High School administrators were allegedly shot by a student, who was later found dead in Park County. One administrator has since been released from the hospital, the other is still in the hospital listed in serious, but stable condition after surgery. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO – MARCH 23: Denver East High School students from left to right, Linus Cole, Noah Shurz, and Clara Taub look over a proclamation from the Public Schools Board of Education regarding gun violence after the board ending their executive session at DPS headquarters March 23, 2023. The school board went into executive session earlier to discuss reinstating school resource officers into area schools and other concerns about WednesdayÕs shooting at Denver East High School. Two Denver East High School administrators were allegedly shot by a student, who was later found dead in Park County. One administrator has since been released from the hospital, the other is still in the hospital listed in serious, but stable condition after surgery. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
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DPS must create a safe and supportive learning environment for its students. Until they can deliver, Denver voters would be wise to take a hard look at the Denver school board candidates on the ballot this fall.
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