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Coronavirus is threatening school safety efforts prompted by STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting
The state legislature is dealing with a decreased budget and limited time for lawmaking, meaning a slate of bills that have yet to pass on school safety are likely at risk
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STEM School Highlands Ranch security guard reaches agreement with DA for firing gun, wounding students
By Jesse Paul Crime and Courts Primary category in which blog post is published
Republicans put education atop their priority list at the Capitol. We look at 8 of their ideas.
By Erica Breunlin Education Primary category in which blog post is published
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
Colorado’s trailblazing Safe2Tell system needs significant upgrades, lawmakers say
Police respond to suicidal teens instead of counselors under the current system, which is among the reasons leaders are looking to Utah for ideas on how to improve.
Should schools and buildings be torn down after mass shootings? Columbine looks to others as it struggles with trespassers
There are countless examples of macabre tourist attractions that have drawn the focus of the curious and the obsessed, or they were razed or remodeled quickly
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.
