New Data: 151 High Threat Level Students Currently In Denver Public Schools

By Kati Weis, CBS Denver:

Since a shooting at East High School involving a student who was on a safety plan -- officially called an action intervention plan -- CBS News Colorado has been asking the district how many students in Denver Public Schools are on these kinds of plans.

The district says it doesn't track the number of students on safety plans, but CBS News Colorado discovered the district does track how many students have had threat assessments, which is the process that often leads to a student being put on a safety plan, which could involve something as drastic as a pat-down search every day before school.

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