School Safety

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

The Pitkin County Sheriffs have been joined by Otto the golden retriever. Otto and his person, School Resource Officer Lucchesi are committed to serving their community

The Roaring Fork School District Board is turning to community members to find safety solutions for our schools.

Roaring Fork School District is hosting several meetings this week for families to give the district feedback on safety initiatives and meet some of the staff or community partners involved in caring for student safety. The meetings are an opportunity for the district to hear more about where stakeholders want safety resources to be prioritized.

The Regional Roundup, a production of the Rocky Mountain Community Radio Coalition. This week's edition features the closest radio can get you to experiencing the awe of a shooting star. Also, students are experiencing trauma from the Covid-19 Pandemic, climate change, and shootings. And we hear monologues from DACA dreamers.

An environmental group recently released its grades for how states are handling lead contamination in school drinking water – and half of the states in the Mountain West states are failing.

In the wake of another deadly school shooting in Colorado, a new study shows that Colorado teens have easy access to firearms.

The Sopris Sun's James Steindler steps in to host Wednesday's local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

KDNK’s reporter Hattison Rensberry brings you local and regional news from the Mountain West

The Aspen Hope Center’s Sarah Fedishen says students in the Roaring Fork Valley need intentional spaces to discuss local lockdown drills and national shootings.