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Safety Plan: How Northern Colorado schools are protecting students, with and without police

Safety Plan: How Northern Colorado schools are protecting students, with and without police

Following recent threats and shooting incidents in Northern Colorado schools, this series examines school safety in two districts: one that voted to get rid of police in schools three years ago and another that has done the opposite.
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Poudre School District has kept police in schools despite efforts from community members in recent years to remove them. How is that decision shaking out following threats and gun violence in other Colorado schools?
Steve Brown, a school safety advocate (SSA) at Monarch High School, greets a student on April 20th, 2023. Brown, along with nine other SSAs, focus on both the security and well-being of students in Boulder Valley School District.
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Since voting to get rid of police in its schools back in 2020, Boulder Valley School District has been working to keep students safe without school resource officers. Despite recent safety threats, the district is sticking with that choice.
Sonali Rajan smiles in a headshot with a blue background
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Following threats and shootings in Northern Colorado schools this spring, school safety continues to be an urgent topic in many communities.
Boulder High School students Amelie Panaccione, Hannah Berns, Saisree Kumar and Jules Conners pose during newspaper class on April 25th, 2023. Following a mass shooting at a nearby King Soopers and a recent shooting threat at their school, they all worry about safety.
Leigh Paterson
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KUNC
Communities across Colorado live with ongoing concerns about how to keep kids safe at school. This is especially true for the students who are going through lockdown drills and sometimes experiencing threats and violence