Tag: Parents
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Can parents be criminally charged for school shootings in Colorado?
While the motives and facts behind the Evergreen High School shooting are still up in the air pending a full investigation, the gun violence has raised questions about culpability. “We can’t just continue to think that this is a school problem,” said state Rep. Tammy Story, an Evergreen Democrat, after the shooting. “It is a…
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Denver parents of trans child plan to leave country, citing President Trump policies
Denver-area parents Candace and Brandon saw executive actions and other decisions in the early days of President Trump’s second term as an existential threat to their trans child. The pair decided to move to New Zealand to ensure access to gender-affirming care and state-backed gender identity for their child and to avoid other potential persecution.…
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Vince Bzdek: How much do we blame parents for school shootings?
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How much are parents responsible for the bad things their children do? On the 25th anniversary of the school shooting at Columbine High School in the Denver suburbs, we’re still asking if the parents of the two shooters could have and should have done more to prevent the massacre. In light of the recent judgment…
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Broncos players Brandon McManus and Justin Simmons visited parents of newborns at UC Health Memorial NorthHospital, giving out coffee, cookies and more.
Broncos players Brandon McManus and Justin Simmons visited parents of newborns at UC Health Memorial North Hospital, giving out coffee, cookies and more. (Video courtesy of UC Health)
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Denver’s top school official approaches job with open mind, open ears
Alex Marrero, Denver Public Schools’ newest leader, is juggling student learning during a seemingly never-ending pandemic with a weary teachers union that has struggled through three superintendents in three years. Since becoming superintendent in July, Marrero has made a point of meeting with families, students and staff to better understand the district’s issues. “The best…