Following a shooting at Denver East High School on Wednesday, Mayor Michael Hancock is urging for resource officers to return to schools. The incident has reignited the debate over security measures to protect teachers and students. The man who carried out the attack was a 17-year-old student who was being searched for weapons as part of a safety plan the school put in place after the student had behavioural issues. The school resource officers were removed from Denver schools in 2020 to cater for concerns over their close proximity to students and the school-to-prison pipeline. However, the Denver mayor is calling for the return of the officers to manage situations like the one at Denver East High School. Police Chief Ron Thomas is also advocating for school resource officers to return and has said he is ready to provide those officers for the remainder of the year. The school district is currently eliminating classes across the district on Friday in support of its students and staff members to focus on mental health after the event.