DPS school ordered to remove fundraising banners
The city cited a zoning ordinance violation that could impact other schools around the city. The Dora Moore school could lose $10,000. Author: Nelson Garcia Updated: 5:38 PM MDT May 14, 2021
DENVER Every single day hundreds of cars drive through the intersection of Eighth Avenue and Downing Street in Denver. Every day, drivers see banners put up by parents to raise money for the Dora Moore ECE-8 school. We can t really go to our parents and ask for a lot of donations, so this is our primary donation, parent Trisha Ntalianis said.
Ntalianis is a member of the Dora Moore Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) and runs the Banner Program for the school. She sells prime advertising space to local businesses to raise money for classroom expenses. The busy intersection of Eighth and Downing is at the southeast corner of the school property.
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After nearly a year of learning mostly online, Denver fourth- and fifth-graders are back in classrooms. To better understand how students are feeling about the decision, the school board invited several students and their parents to share their perspective Thursday.
While many Denver parents called for the district to reopen school buildings, not everyone is sending their children. And teachers have repeatedly voiced safety concerns, even holding a drive-thru vigil outside district headquarters during the board’s virtual meeting.
Board President Carrie Olson started Thursday by asking each student to introduce themselves and talk about what returning to in-person learning has been like for them.