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The board had received lots of communications asking them to affirm their support and clarify their guidance to schools.
District officials didn’t say how students with access to the books would be able to find them.
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.
Lawmakers hope to enact a policy that will require school boards to determine how to limit student cell phone use in their schools.
The civil rights complaint is the first step before a lawsuit can be filed.
Compass Academy charter middle school asked to relocate to Castro Elementary, one of 10 schools that will shutter or shrink at the end of the school year due to declining enrollment.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado is representing the students and other plaintiffs in the case.
The board will discuss the alleged violations committed by John Youngquist during a Jan. 9 meeting.
Public comment will be divided into two parts: one in which speakers can only talk about agenda items and another in which they can talk about anything.
The move is meant to address declining enrollment.
They described the proposed closures as “illogical,” “unethical,” “half-baked,” “discriminatory,” and “classist.”
Students walked out of class Friday and marched to Denver Public Schools headquarters, where they chanted, “Keep your hands! Off our school!”
Superintendent Alex Marrero has recommended closing 10 schools due to declining enrollment.
Stephen Varela’s resignation means that a replacement will serve until January, when the Third District election winner will take over.
The superintendent is expected to make school closure recommendations on Nov. 7 and the school board is set to vote on them Nov. 21.
The new public comment limits would restrict the topics speakers could talk about to those on the board’s meeting agenda.
The change likely leaves less time for district officials to meet with students and families at schools recommended for closure.
The board is expected to vote on the policy later this month.
In redrawing the maps, the board also considered the racial makeup of the proposed districts.