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thatisnotmyknob t1_jdcregm wrote

Reply to comment by skytomorrownow in Body is 17-year-old accused of shooting 2 at Denver high school, Colorado coroner confirms - CNN by oldschoolskater

Because you can't just expell a kid and be done with them. The school system still needs to educate them. It's cheaper to frisk them than pay some outside specialized program to take them.

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ADarwinAward t1_jddcbix wrote

Colorado doesn’t even allow students to be expelled for more than a year.

Law here

Explanation here

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DefinitelyNotAliens t1_jddc8cp wrote

My district just runs those alternative programs in-district and gets state funding for them.

Colorado seriously doesn't pay for alternative schools?

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dryopteris_eee t1_jddcte5 wrote

I know for a fact that there is an alternative high school in Fort Collins, so if there aren't any options in Denver, that would be pretty wild.

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ErectionDenier2024 t1_jddrfyq wrote

Hell, there was an alternative school or two down in Canon City back when I lived there, and that was in the 90s-2000s.

There's no way they don't have at least ONE alternative school in Denver.

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