Denver Public Schools

This year, charter schools are serving about 15% of public school students in Colorado.

Construction was supposed to start soon. But the project has been put ‘on hold for now’ as the district gathers more feedback.

Mamás de DPS wrote that continuing with its motion, now that many students have been reassigned to new schools for next year, could create “an untenable psychological situation for Denver families.”

DPS argued that it has ‘done everything within its control to minimize uncertainty and disruption and to ensure that all impacted students can transition to new schools as smoothly as possible.’

Las Escuelas Públicas de Denver habían solicitado que los tribunales restablecieran una norma previa que trataba a las escuelas como “lugares sensibles” donde medidas de control de inmigración no deben practicarse a menos que hubiera un peligro inminente para la población en general. El juez dijo que no.

Denver Public Schools had asked the court to reinstate a previous policy that treated schools as “sensitive locations” where immigration enforcement should only take place if there is immediate danger to the public. The judge said no.

The Denver Police Department initially said Tuesday that the victim was not a DPS student, describing him ‘an adult male’ in a post on X.

“It is not my desire to have our students, staff, and families living in fear that this board and this superintendent are out there just closing schools,” board member Michelle Quattlebaum said.

Teachers said they were entitled to a 5.2% cost-of-living raise. Denver Public Schools said it didn’t have the money. An arbitrator sided with DPS.

The Girls Athletic Leadership School’s middle school, which has nearly four times as many students as its high school, will stay open.

Abogados para el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional de EE. UU. dicen que el distrito escolar de Denver no puede demostrar que las medidas de control de inmigración han ocurrido cerca de escuelas ni que han causado suficientes daños.

DPS filed the lawsuit in an attempt to void a Trump administration policy that clears the way for immigration enforcement to take place at “sensitive locations,” including schools.

“Donald Trump, ¿no oyes?”, coreaban. “¡Los inmigrantes son bienvenidos aquí!”.

La demanda se presentó una semana después de que redadas en edificios de apartamentos en Denver y Aurora causaran temor entre estudiantes y familias.

The superintendent said the result was ‘not a surprise,’ while the teachers union president said it was decided on ‘a technicality in contract language.’

The lawsuit was filed a week after raids on apartment buildings in Denver and Aurora caused fear among students and families.

Denver’s school boundaries have not been systematically reviewed in decades.

The amendment would pause any future school closures until closures that are underway are executed, which the superintendent said could take 2 years.

Damon teaches history at Denver’s DELTA High School. She is one of four finalists for the national award.