To handle youth violence, eight Denver colleges would obtain an extra staffer subsequent college 12 months to give attention to pupil conduct, in response to a proposed metropolis council ordinance.
The proposed pilot program would additionally add a cell school-to-school crew, addressing psychological well being wants, offering behavioral well being help and referrals.
Denver has seen excessive charges of youth violence over the previous 5 years.
A plan printed in 2020 listed measures the group might take to scale back violence. However with the outbreak of the COVID pandemic, no motion got here.
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