school safety
Republicans put education atop their priority list at the Capitol. We look at 8 of their ideas.
Republican lawmakers unveiled an education agenda that covers school safety, teacher pay, access to higher education and more. Will they be able to garner support from across the aisle?
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Colorado’s 2020 legislative session begins this week. Here’s a rundown of 10 issues to watch.
By Jesse Paul Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
These five bills are designed to make Colorado schools safer. None touches on guns.
By Erica Breunlin Education Primary category in which blog post is published
STEM School guard who accidentally shot student while trying to stop May attack wasn’t supposed to be armed
By Jesse Paul Sun Investigation Primary category in which blog post is published
A breakdown of the 8 issues Colorado lawmakers will study before the 2020 legislative session
The Democratic-led General Assembly is analyzing topics ranging from school safety and college affordability to private prisons and tax breaks
The school at the center of Colorado’s latest mass shooting is a refuge for gifted, tech-savvy kids who sometimes didn’t fit in elsewhere
Parents are fiercely protective of STEM School Highlands Ranch and fighting back against a narrative that it was a pressure cooker headed toward violence
STEM School Highlands Ranch didn’t have school resource deputy because of disagreement with sheriff’s office
The school and Douglas County Sheriff’s Office clashed at the end of last school year over the duties of its school resource deputy. Ultimately, a contract wasn’t renewed for the 2018-19 term.
Deadly attack on STEM School — by two suspected shooters — is rare among school shootings
Just two other school shootings in the U.S. have included multiple shooters, including Columbine and a 1998 shooting in Arkansas
Policy vs. practice: Handcuffing of students under review in Denver Public Schools
Florida woman found dead after manhunt, statewide school closures over threat, “infatuation” with Columbine
The FBI's Denver office confirmed via Twitter that Sol Pais is dead after a massive manhunt and more than 1,000 school closures around the state of Colorado.
Most Americans believe schools have become less safe in the 20 years since Columbine, poll shows
Half of Americans blame students being bullied a great deal for school shootings. Roughly a third say the same of the internet and television, music and video games.
Use of Safe2Tell, created in response to Columbine, is growing as front line tool in school safety
While the anonymous tip program has come into its own as part of the AG’s office, it also faces a statistically small but troubling problem -- kids who use it to target other kids
A fight on a school bus, a knife in a backpack, suicide tips from Safe2Tell: The post-Columbine world of school safety runs 24/7
“We save lives on a daily basis,” said Ellen Kelty, Denver Public Schools director of student equity and opportunity
