Denver Public Schools declared Friday a “mental health day” and canceled all classes districtwide in the wake of the shooting of two administrators at East High School.
Denver Public Schools declared Friday a “mental health day” and canceled all classes districtwide in the wake of theSuperintendent Alex Marrero announced the move in an email to the DPS school leaders, writing, “No student or employee should have to carry the fear of potential violence when they walk into our buildings each day.”
“To allow us all to take a moment to pause and process the challenging events this year, including the, tomorrow, March 24, is a non-student contact mental health day for all students and DPS employees,” Marrero wrote. The district’s Board of Education also canceled its regular Thursday board meeting, replacing it with a special meeting to discuss security arrangements after the shooting. Board members spent most of Thursday morning meeting in a closed session.
On Wednesday, Marrero said he will station two armed officers from the Denver Police Department at East for the rest of the academic year. He has also said he is “committing” to have an armed officer at each of Denver’s comprehensive high schools despiteaccording to a letter he sent to directors. “However, I can no longer stand on the sidelines,” Marrero wrote in the letter to the school board. “I am willing to accept the consequences of my actions.”as they performed a daily search of the teen for weapons. The shooting was the second to occur at East in about a month.
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