By Nicole C. Brambila | Denver Gazette
Denver Public Schools has asked a district court judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the parent group Mamas de DPS, which is seeking a temporary restraining order to halt the closures of seven schools at the end of the academic year.
The district’s attorneys have argued the parent group lacks standing.
Mamas de DPS filed the lawsuit in Denver District Court in December.
If the group prevails on its temporary restraining order, it would bar the district from shuttering any campuses while the lawsuit makes its way through the legal system.
The district argument rests on whether, as taxpayers, the parents were directly and clearly harmed – thus having a standing to bring the case.