{"id":3461,"date":"2013-04-16T20:25:58","date_gmt":"2013-04-17T03:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=3461"},"modified":"2013-04-16T20:25:58","modified_gmt":"2013-04-17T03:25:58","slug":"dps-cancels-school-for-rest-of-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=3461","title":{"rendered":"DPS Cancels School for Rest of Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>In a bold move, Denver Public Schools decided to cancel all remaining school days due to the inclement spring weather. \u201cWe are to that point where the kids don\u2019t want to be here, the teachers and administration don\u2019t want to be here, and the weather is just giving us a good reason to call the whole thing off,\u201d said DPS Superintendent of Schools Jason Majerus. \u201cIt had gotten ridiculous with the snow, the wind, rain. There was really only one full month of school left, and teachers and students usually throw in the towel at the end of March anyway. The kids really won\u2019t be missing any quality learning days.\u201d\n\nThe announcement has stunned and angered several Stapleton parents. \u201cWe spend all this money on our local schools to create a positive learning environment, and then they cut out about 30 days of our kids\u2019 educations,\u201d exclaimed Stapleton resident Jennifer McDonald. \u201cIt is absolutely ridiculous.\u201d Other parents agree. \u201cOur state, and our country are falling behind the rest of the world when it comes to education,\u201d said Keith Gaies. \u201cThis is not the way to catch up.\u201d Other parents are even considering the way they educate their kids. \u201cI am strongly considering joining the rest of those home school crazies<\/a>,and just doing it myself,\u201d said Amanda Benning.\nMany Stapleton parents are faced with entirely separate dilemma: what to do with their kids from 9-4 each day. \u201cI really can\u2019t say whether or not DPS is doing a good job educating my kids,\u201d said Kirk Lehman. \u201cHowever, it is the best darn bang for your buck when it comes to child care. What are we going to do with our kids now? It is going to cost us a fortune.\u201d North Central Park resident Angie Speaker agrees. \u201cThey really hung us out to dry on this. Had they told us a month ago school would be shutting down early, we may have been able to scramble to figure something out. I don\u2019t know what to do now.\u201d\nSuperintendent Majerus understands parents\u2019 frustrations, however is unable to offer any solutions. \u201cWe can\u2019t address the specific needs of every parent, we just need to do what we feel is best for the school system. And right now, shutting the whole thing down, and then preparing for next year, seems like our best option.\u201d To find suggestions on what to do with your children in lieu of the early school closing, parents are asked to look on the Stapleton Mom\u2019s Yahoo Group<\/a>.\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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