To handle youth violence, eight Denver faculties would get a further staffer targeted on pupil conduct subsequent faculty 12 months, below a proposed metropolis council ordinance.
The proposed pilot program additionally would add a cell staff going from faculty to high school, addressing psychological well being wants, supporting behavioral well being and offering referrals.
Denver has seen excessive charges of youth violence over the past 5 years.
A plan revealed in 2020 famous measures that the group may take to cut back violence. However with the onset of the COVID pandemic, no motion resulted.
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