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Posted inOpinion Columns
Opinion: Police in Denver schools will not reduce violence
It’s a reactive, fearful — and classically American — reflex to throw guns at every problem.
Posted inPolitics and Government
Jared Polis isn’t going to ban guns. But that might not be the point of the Colorado Capitol sit-in.
Part of asking for such a radical — if unrealistic — change is to garner attention, regardless of whether their demands will actually be met
Posted inEquity
Protesters hold sit-in outside Colorado Capitol to demand that Jared Polis ban guns
People from across the U.S. and from other countries are lining the statehouse lawn hoping their peaceful act of civil disobedience leads to radical change in gun policies
Posted inEducation
Do school-based police officers make high schools safer? It depends on how you measure.
School violence has increased dramatically in recent years, but researchers aren’t clear on the difference police officers in classrooms make.
Posted inHealth
Study finds 1 in 4 Colorado teens have quick access to guns
Creating barriers to easy access to guns extends the time before someone can act on an impulse, Colorado School of Public Health researcher says
Posted inOpinion Columns
Littwin: East High shootings leave people desperate for answers. Even wrong answers.
Columnist Mike Littwin writes that the East High shootings have left people desperate for answers — even wrong answers.
Posted inOpinion Columns
Nicolais: Failure to act is responsible for the latest East High School tragedy
After a 17-year-old shot two administrators, and then appears to have taken his own life, it is time we recognize our own culpability
Posted inEducation
How 5 Colorado teachers are feeling about school safety and what they want done to make their classrooms safer
The Colorado Sun interviewed educators who were protesting at the state Capitol on Friday in the wake of a shooting at East High School in Denver
Posted inPolitics and Government
Police are back in Denver Public Schools. Here’s what city leaders, students and parents say about officers’ return.
The move comes after a student at East High School allegedly shot two school administrators, before fleeing and then taking his own life