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March 24, 2023

Denver Schools Suspend Ban on Armed Officers After School Shootings
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In Colorado, the Denver Public School District voted unanimously
Thursday to temporarily suspend its ban on armed guards and police
officers in schools. The ban had been in place since 2021, after a wave
of protests against police brutality erupted following the murder of
George Floyd. This comes after two faculty members at Denver's East High
School were shot and wounded on Wednesday by a 17-year-old with a
handgun. Police say they found the teen dead of a self-inflicted gunshot
wound. The shooting came just over a month after another shooting at the
same school fatally wounded 16-year-old Luis Garcia. That prompted a
massive march from Denver's East High to the nearby state Capitol.