JeffCo Parents Demand Answers After Hidden School Safety Audit Surfaces

By Molly Cruse | CPR News

Two weeks ago, Lindsay Datko filed a public records request for a school safety audit from JeffCo Public Schools.

Datko — a parent of three children in the district and executive director of the parent advocacy group Jeffco Kids First — said she first learned about the audit through school committee meeting minutes. But when she requested the records through Colorado’s open records law, she said the district initially told her only hard copies existed and that they had been destroyed.

Now, Jeffco Public Schools parents and advocates are demanding answers. 

The unreleased audit was conducted by a student safety company called Gaggle. The report uncovered more than 150 “imminent threats” just weeks before the September 2025 shooting at Evergreen High School, where a student shot two classmates before turning the gun on himself. Datko says the district only sent her the report after she reached out directly to Gaggle.

“Our audits are designed to identify warning signs that exist inside district-managed technology and provide district leaders with the information they need to make informed decisions on behalf of their students,” the company told CPR News in a statement. 

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