Tag: school safety
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Discussion about armed staff, teachers in D-20 draws hundreds of attendees
Parents, teachers and advocates came out in droves Thursday evening in support and opposition as Academy District 20’s Board of Education held preliminary talks to update security policies by allowing teachers and staff to carry concealed firearms at schools. D-20 board members, Superintendent Jinger Haberer, Deputy Superintendent Becky Allan and about 100 community members were…
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Academy D-20 to host public session discussing concealed carry in schools
In an effort to bolster their schools’ safety and security, the Academy District 20 Board of Education will hold a study session Thursday to discuss options to update its current policies. One possible change would involve allowing and training teachers and staff to conceal carry firearms in schools. The session will take place at the…
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Dozens of ‘hoax’ school bomb threats hit Colorado schools, synagogues
Dozens of schools across Colorado received bomb threats Tuesday morning, which prompted many of them to evacuate, the Kiowa County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post. Synagogues in the Denver and Boulder also received threats, according to reports from Denver Gazette news partner KUSA. Spokesperson Vikki Migoya with the FBI Denver field office on…
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Woman says Denver arena guard told her to remove hijab
DENVER (AP) — A Muslim civil rights group is protesting after a Colorado arena security guard told a woman to remove her hijab before she could enter to see her 8-year-old daughter sing the national anthem with her school choir at a Denver Nuggets basketball game. Gazella Bensreiti (ben-SRAY-tee) said Wednesday that the guard told…
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Legislative committee advances five substance abuse bills
Editor’s note: This story has been updated. Legislators are eyeing new mandates on providers of healthcare, as laid out in five bills forwarded to the General Assembly on Monday. The Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Study Committee formed in 2017 to review substance-use disorders, medication-assisted treatment and gaps in the system of care. Bill…