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Parents group seeks injunction to stop school closures as its lawsuit against DPS proceeds

A parents group suing Denver Public Schools over its planned closure and restructuring of 10 schools is asking a judge to overturn the school board’s vote and halt the process while the lawsuit against Colorado’s largest district moves forward. Mamás de DPS LLC filed a motion in Denver District Court on Wednesday seeking a preliminary injunction that, if approved by the judge overseeing the lawsuit, would allow students to keep attending the schools that DPS plans to shutter or reduce the number of grades at following the end of the current academic year. The parents group asked for the injunction “because DPS has moved so quickly to close these schools (that) students and their families and their communities are facing harm that cannot be fixed at the end of the case,” said attorney Lisi Owen, who is representing the group. Mamás de DPS asked the court to allow students to continue attending the schools slated for consolidation even when the next academic year begins in late summer, and that DPS be required to offer all educational programs currently available at the schools. “Mamás seeks an order directing (Superintendent Alex) Marrero and the Board to comply with their own policies before closing any schools and reversing the November 21 school closure vote,” the group’s request for an injunction states.

 

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