Students who spoke to The Denver Post said they no longer feel safe on campus and said DPS officials haven’t responded aggressively enough to the threat of gun violence
Now, when she’s at school, McGoldrick becomes anxious. She gets butterflies in her stomach, her palms become sweaty, her chest tightens and she becomes restless. The anxiety is so high she’s started missing classes, choosing instead to make up work at home because she no longer feels safe when she’s at school.Students at East, including McGoldrick, described school days interrupted by lockdowns and other alerts in the weeks since their classmate was shot on Feb. 13.
Superintendent Alex Marrero said in an interview with The Post that since taking the helm of the state’s largest district he has worked to rebuild the relationship between DPS and the city’s police department after hearing from high school principals that there was “tension” between the two. “This requires lawmakers, legislators and mayors,” Marrero said, adding, “What I’m looking for is creative solutions. Commitment to the partnership. I’m urging them to help us help the city. Our students need it but our community as well.”Luis Garcia, a junior, was sitting in his car near East High School, at East 17th Avenue and City Park Esplanade, on Feb. 13 when he was shot.
“It’s happening in our community,” Marrero said, adding, “My call to action is to prevent it from getting into our schools.”“This is just a problem in our society; there’s way too much gun violence,” said parent Karla Kyte. Some students said that even if the shooting didn’t technically occur on campus, it happened in an area they frequent often.
“I’m not sure it’s entirely possible to feel safe after something like this,” said Secrest, a senior who played on the soccer team with Garcia.
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