This story was originally published by Chalkbeat.

DENVER | In 2023, Colorado added teachers to the list of people who can request that someone’s guns be temporarily confiscated under the state’s “red flag” law. But so far, not many teachers have used it, state officials and experts said.

“Teachers don’t know about it,” said Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, who pushed for the law.

A new training course being offered by Weiser’s office aims to change that, at a time when school safety is on the minds of many educators. On Sept. 10, a 16-year-old student at Evergreen High School shot and wounded two classmates before taking his own life.

“Obviously the events of Evergreen are top of mind today,” Weiser said. “But it’s sadly one painful story after another that schools and schoolkid

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