Student activists from East High School are finally getting local officials to listen to them about gun violence and school safety solutions.
Students wait to testify in support of legislation which would mandate a three-day waiting period for gun purchases.in and around their schools, and they're finally getting local leaders to take their cries seriously.
Students with the Denver chapter of Students Demand Action have been spearheading the movement, saying enough is enough."I think it's exciting that there's so much momentum right now," says Gracie Taub, a sophomore at East and co-president of SDA."Unfortunately, I think the reason for that momentum is because gun violence has touched really close to our homes and to our schools and communities because of the death of Luis Garcia.
"The fact that even five bills have been introduced on this issue is a lot, considering that in a lot of states, you’re lucky to pass one," she adds. "If you ask the school board what they can do, they'll tell you that it's not their job, it's city council's. And city council will say the same thing," Taub points out."They'll say it's the state legislature's job. So it's just [this] whole passing the blame to someone else — not taking responsibility."
"There is not a scenario, at this time, where we at the board would entertain the reinstatement of school resource officers," Anderson insists.The school board made the unanimous decision to remove SROs ahead of the 2020-2021 school year in the interest of student safety, according to Anderson, amid civil unrest over their policing. He cites a U.S.
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