Tag: School Closures
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Evergreen High School remains closed week after shooting
Evergreen High School will remain closed for the next week as the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate the school shooting that injured two students last week. The high school — located at 29300 Buffalo Park Road — will be closed from Sept. 15 to 19, with plans to return to school set to…
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Extreme heat forces DPS closures Thursday
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As temperatures push classrooms to sweltering levels, Denver Public Schools is closing or releasing students early Thursday at more than a dozen campuses still waiting for promised air conditioning upgrades. Among them is Skinner Middle School, where seventh-grader Aubriella Barrios said the heat is unbearable.…
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‘We missed this one’ | DPS admits they should have delayed school following overnight snow storm
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Many Denver Public Schools students had no choice but to brave treacherous road conditions Friday morning, as the district decided against issuing a delay or cancellation despite heavy snowfall in many parts of the city. The decision left many parents frustrated, with some opting to keep their children home while others risked the hazardous commute.…
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Aurora Quest K-8 School to reopen Friday after flooding forced closure
Aurora Quest K-8 School in eastern Aurora, which closed early Thursday because of flooding, will reopen Friday, according to Aurora Public Schools. The district announced the closure around 7:30 a.m. Thursday after a fire sprinkler system fitting failed in one of the classrooms, causing flooding in several rooms. Officials confirmed the issue was unrelated to…
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School delays, closures announced in Colorado Thursday morning
Several Colorado school districts have announced closures and delays for Thursday. Light snow will fall along Colorado’s Front Range Thursday morning. The 9NEWS Weather Impact Team has issued a Weather Impact Day for Thursday morning because of the likelihood for snow impacts to the morning commute. Limon Public Schools, Elizabeth School District, Kiowa C-2, and…
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Jeffco is recommending closing two K-8 schools this year in second round of closures
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Jeffco, Colorado’s second largest school district, is recommending the closure of two K-8 schools as the district continues to address the decline in student enrollment. Sixteen elementary schools were closed last year in the first round of the district’s closure plan. The two schools, Coal…
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JeffCo Board of Education to lease, sell closed schools | CLASSNOTES
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Faced with declining enrollment and school closures, the JeffCo Board of Education last week approved a move to offload two campuses with either a long-term lease or sale. The two campuses — Allendale and Zerger Elementary schools — were listed last week as available for…
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Enrollment declines could lead to DPS schools closing, consolidating
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Public Schools is considering closing and consolidating some schools as district enrollment continues to decline. Superintendent Alex Marrero said during a board of education meeting Thursday that the decline in elementary level students began in 2015 and is an indicator for the future. When…
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Denver Public Schools, several other districts to close Monday for snow day
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Several school districts in the Denver metro area are closing their doors Monday because of the ongoing blizzard that hit the state this weekend. In Denver, snowfall has accumulated to nearly 20 inches as of Sunday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. Most cities…