Denver Public Schools

‘If you are a student who is undocumented or a family who is undocumented, we will take care of you,’ DPS board member says

As President-Elect Donald Trump promises a mass deportation effort โ€” starting in cities like Springfield, Ohio, and Aurora, Colorado โ€” Denver Public Schools (DPS) leaders vow to protect their immigrant students.

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Faced with possible school closures, Denver teachers seek clarity about their jobs

At lunchtime meetings last week at Denver schools that may close or shrink, teachers were full of questions about their fate: Would educators at the closing schools be guaranteed jobs next year? Would they be able to follow their students to new schools?

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Denver will use these criteria to decide which schools to close for low enrollment

How many seats are filled and whether the neighborhood is experiencing declining enrollment are the first two criteria that Denver Public Schools staff will consider when deciding which schools should be recommended for closure.

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Denver Schools students who commit murder could get five-day expulsion in new discipline matrix

Denver Public Schools officials on Thursday released the new discipline matrix used to address student misbehaviors that include a dozen new conduct categories, including students who commit or attempt murder.

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