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Denver schools swell with more than 2,000 new migrant students as district scrambles to meet kids’ needs

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Principal Nadia Madan-Morrow jokes around with students during lunch at Place Bridge Academy in Denver on Nov. 14, 2023. Denver Public Schools has seen the arrival of more than 2,000 migrant students since July, including 500 in October alone. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Principal Nadia Madan-Morrow jokes around with students during lunch at Place Bridge Academy in Denver on Nov. 14, 2023. Denver Public Schools has seen the arrival of more than 2,000 migrant students since July, including 500 in October alone. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 03: Denver Post reporter Jessica Seaman. (Photo By Patrick Traylor/The Denver Post)
By | jseaman@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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A flood of children have arrived in metro Denver after their families crossed the southern U.S. border in search of better lives, and school districts from Westminster to Douglas County are welcoming them into their classrooms.
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