Rather than agree to get rid of its all-gender restrooms, DPS has asked the Trump administration for 90 days to negotiate a resolution.
There are 4 seats on the 7-member board that are up for election Nov. 4.
Four seats on the seven-member board are up for election Nov. 4.
However, more school districts have landed on the state accountability clock, a watchlist that ticks toward intervention.
Superintendent Alex Marrero did not say Friday whether Denver Public Schools would comply with the Trump administration’s proposed resolution.
President Trump has made targeting protections for LGBTQ students a key part of his second term. Denver Public Schools says it is determining its next steps.
A student is chronically absent if they miss 10% or more of their school days. The new data is bad news for the state’s goal to cut chronic absenteeism in half.
Four of the seven board seats are up for grabs in the Nov. 4 election.
Some subgroups, most notably English learners, have extremely low proficiency rates on state tests.
Denver Public Schools has been under investigation since January for converting a girls’ restroom at East High to an all-gender restroom. The district says the latest conversion is meant to 'help address the notion of any unfairness.'