Kiara Padilla huddled with classmates beneath tables in her sixth-period class at Aurora Central High School, listening to the sound of swarming sirens and the beat of helicopter blades outside.
The rash of mass violence in November and a year-over-year increase in the number of teens killed and injured in Aurora shootings highlight what some city officials and community leaders described as a lack of attention by the city.<br/><br/>
Most Aurora Public Schools students will start their Mondays an hour later than normal beginning in January to give teachers more time to plan as the district deals with staffing shortages.
When classes resume Monday in Aurora Public Schools, psychologist Brittany Greiert won’t be at the elementary and middle school where she normally works. Instead, she’ll be at Hinkley High School,