school safety

Denver kids go back to school Monday, August 24, and the state’s largest school district is launching its new state-mandated policy on personal communication devices.

With a new school year underway, the Colorado Department of Transportation is reminding parents about a no-cost way to keep their student passengers safe. The state offers free inspections to help make sure car seats are adequately installed and adjusted.

Cell phone policies were due in Colorado schools at the start of the month.

Authorities say the parents of a 16-year-old boy who wounded two students at a Colorado high school with an old revolver won't be charged. Investigators looked at whether the parents of Desmond Holly could possibly be charged with allowing access to the gun.

The "Chromebook Challenge" involves people damaging laptops that can cause a fire or even an explosion. There are multiple cases along Colorado's Front Range.

State lawmakers have tried in recent years to better monitor and oversee seclusion, which means shutting a student inside a room, and restraint, which means physically restraining a student. But a loophole that legislators and advocates say was unintentional has meant that there is almost no public data about seclusion, while restraint data is more readily available.

DPS sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security after immigration enforcement raids were carried out in February. The district said ICE actions hurt school attendance and spread fear among students and families.

Privacy or safety? Colorado lawmakers consider reupping prohibition on facial recognition technology in schools.

A pair of Catholic preschools in the Denver area are fighting for exemptions to Colorado's non-discrimination rules based on sexual orientation and gender identity.