school safety
These five bills are designed to make Colorado schools safer. None touches on guns.
Colorado’s School Safety Committee pushed forward legislation that could better address students’ behavioral health needs. Lawmakers left guns out of the conversation largely for the sake of bipartisanship.
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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
Colorado’s trailblazing Safe2Tell system needs significant upgrades, lawmakers say
By John Frank Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Should schools and buildings be torn down after mass shootings? Columbine looks to others as it struggles with trespassers
By Carol McKinley Education Primary category in which blog post is published
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
