Tag: denver public schools
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Denver school board shifts public comment to before agenda is posted
Marathon meetings with lengthy public testimony prompted the Denver school board to move community input to workshops held weeks before regular meetings — before even an agenda is published. Take the workshop meeting Thursday. The notice said, in part: “Public comment will now be divided into two sections — one limited to action items scheduled…
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Judge handling Denver schools’ challenge to ICE policy changes course, sets hearing
The federal judge overseeing Denver Public Schools’ challenge to the Trump administration’s new policy for immigration enforcement announced on Monday that he will hold a hearing on the district’s request for a restraining order — a seeming about-face from his position just one week ago. The DPS lawsuit against U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem seeks…
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Man in the middle: DPS lawsuit against Trump policy assigned to judge with higher aspirations
After Denver Public Schools sued the Trump administration on Wednesday seeking to overturn a new policy giving immigration authorities greater latitude to operate in schools, the case was assigned to the lone, first-term appointee of President Donald Trump on Colorado’s federal trial court. U.S. District Court Judge Daniel D. Domenico has routinely handled challenges to governmental actions during his…
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Federal judge dismisses claims against DPS over disabled student who fell out of window
A federal judge concluded on Tuesday that a cognitively disabled student failed to allege Denver Public Schools and one of its employees violated his constitutional rights by briefly leaving him unattended in a classroom, only for him to climb out of the window and fall two stories. U.S. District Court Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney rejected…
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School administrators’ discipline records not subject to disclosure, appeals court rules
Disciplinary records for public school administrators are not subject to disclosure thanks to a law shielding materials used in preparing educator evaluations, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals noted administrators’ disciplinary histories are factors in their evaluations, thereby landing within an exception to the state’s open records…
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Federal judge dismisses Denver parent’s lawsuit seeking to put ‘straight pride’ flag in classrooms
A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit from a Denver Public Schools parent who sought to force the district to honor his request to display “straight pride” flags in his children’s classrooms. Nathan Feldman brought suit on behalf of himself and his two children, alleging discrimination and a violation of the First Amendment stemming…
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Rent-free housing: Denver real estate firm donates apartments to 10 early-career teachers
Ten early-career Denver classroom teachers will get free rent for a year in a new upscale apartment building in the northwest part of the city — a novel, if incremental, approach to the problem of rising housing costs making it difficult for teachers to live close to where they work. Real estate investment firm Grand…
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In campaign to curb crime, Denver offers $1,000 retention bonus to young people who work this summer
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced on Monday three summer programs he said are designed to prevent city youth from becoming ensnared in crime and violence, including a bonus offer of $1,000 to teenagers who work more than 100 hours during the summer. Another key part of the initiative is to fill young people’s summer with…
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Denver teachers bear the brunt of layoffs amid declining enrollment
Faced with declining enrollment and tight campus budgets, school leaders across Denver Public Schools have laid off more than 900 teachers since 2022, The Denver Gazette has learned. A Flourish chart Over the same period, school leaders cut just 16 assistant principals, district data obtained under the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) shows. Although teachers…
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10th Circuit upholds injunction removing access restrictions on DPS critic
The federal appeals court based in Colorado agreed on Tuesday that Denver Public Schools could not restrict a man’s access to district property or bar him from his volunteer football coaching position, despite the district’s concern about harassment and bullying directed toward employees. DPS sent a letter to Brandon Pryor in October 2022 outlining his…