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East High shooting spotlights tenuous balance between school safety, “moral obligation” to educate kids

Amid questions about student discipline, data shows DPS expulsions are among the lowest in metro Denver

Hundreds of Colorado educators and students demanded that elected leaders take action to keep schools safe during a rally at Colorado Capitol in Denver on Friday, March 24, 2023. The rally followed the nonfatal shooting of two East High School staff members by a student, who later died by suicide, in March, and an earlier fatal shooting of a student near the school in February. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Hundreds of Colorado educators and students demanded that elected leaders take action to keep schools safe during a rally at Colorado Capitol in Denver on Friday, March 24, 2023. The rally followed the nonfatal shooting of two East High School staff members by a student, who later died by suicide, in March, and an earlier fatal shooting of a student near the school in February. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 03: Denver Post reporter Jessica Seaman. (Photo By Patrick Traylor/The Denver Post)Elizabeth Hernandez in Denver on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
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The number of students expelled by DPS has dropped over the last decade, and Colorado’s largest school district currently has one of the lowest expulsion rates in the metro area, although itap not alone in reducing such discipline.
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