Overview
- Aurora Public Schools and Adams 14 canceled classes Friday, also closing Pickens Technical College, and APS shifted a Feb. 6 professional day to a regular school day while offering grab‑and‑go lunches from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Denver Public Schools stayed open but placed six campuses on two‑hour delays and canceled Early Childhood, multi‑intensive, and affective‑needs programs, while Boulder Valley reported about 500 teacher absences but kept schools operating.
- North High School in Denver reported 70 staff calling out, leaving 20 classes unfilled and prompting supervised online learning in the library, auditorium, and cafeteria.
- Students organized walkouts across the Front Range, including at Montbello and Brighton high schools, with additional demonstrations reported at Denver campuses.
- Restaurants and other businesses across the metro voluntarily closed or pledged donations as part of the National Shutdown, which organizers tied to recent ICE actions and the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.