Nearly 100 parents, teachers, and students with Denver Public Schools spoke out during a public comment session Monday night in an effort to dissuade school board leaders from moving forward with a proposal to close and or restructure 10 schools in the district.

During the board meeting, parents and students expressed concerns about children of color primarily being affected by the closures.

They described the proposed closures as “illogical,” “unethical,” “half-baked,” “discriminatory,” and “classist.”

Students and teachers in Denver demonstrated on Monday with a walk-out at the end of the school day. The demonstration was to protest proposed school closures in the Denver Public Schools district.

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Students and teachers from West Middle School are planning a rally at 3:25 p.m. Monday to protest the closure of their school.

Students walked out of class Friday and marched to Denver Public Schools headquarters, where they chanted, “Keep your hands! Off our school!”

Denver Public Schools is hosting a public comment session on potential school closures and families are expected to be emotional as they fight to keep their schools open.

Denver communities put Denver Public Schools on blast during a meeting over the superintendent's plan to close seven schools and restructure three others.

More than 80 people have signed up to speak at public comment Monday to talk about Denver Public Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero’s board recommendation to close seven schools and reconfigure