Students from East High School and West High School call for gun control measures to be considered by state lawmakers Thursday, March 23, 2023, during a rally outside the State Capitol in Denver. A shooting left two administrators injured at East High School on Wednesday, one of a series of gun-related events at the school in the past six weeks. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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  1. Why would anyone send their children to DPS? I said it 4 years ago when I ran for HD41, “Schools are not safe.” #School Choice!

  2. Instead of punishment for these crimes, spend resources on restorative justice, support for all families involved, compassion and inclusion in society for those who think violence is the answer. Look to Norway for information–and example– about a different approach.

    1. That is all nice…but guns and teens are a lethal mix deserving of swift and decisive removal from school and legal action.

  3. “We failed Austin,” said the DPS superintendent Alex Marrero.
    And THAT is the problem: schools are prioritizing serving troubled/dangerous students over the security of the entire student body.

  4. Dangerous or criminal or threatening or disruptive behavior in our schools deserve and require appropriate intervention. All this talk that police “disproportionately arrest students of color,” is just a distraction from the problematic behavior of the student in question.

  5. Everyone is blasting the school for this tragedy. There has not been a single word about the parents of this 17 year old. The parents gave him a car, cell phone, and somehow access to a gun. Did the parents search him daily? Did they sweep his car and room daily? Did they monitor his movements and associations daily?

    1. Well once again i must state that I am not sorry the perpetrator has died. I also wonder where he got the weapon, where were his parents, why was he bringing a weapon to school anyway, why was this happening at 10am, as school normally begins earlier, does this mean he was already in school and with other students before the shooting? Was there a racial element here, was bullying involved, gang related? Lots of questions other than why some overweight cop on disability was not there. I saw the footage of police allowing murderers free run at other schools instead of directly confronting an armed shooter. Lots of handwringing and finger pointing but ultimately it was the shooters poor decision making that allowed all of this to happen. I am curious as to why I have heard nothing from parents of shooter….
    2. By the way, I raised my children to respect life and be capable of reasoned moral judgement, that is the parents job, plenty of failures here…
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