Survey: Gun violence becoming normalized for some Denver students

DENVER (KDVR) -- A survey being conducted at DSST Elevate Northeast and East High School shows a large number of kids are being exposed to gun violence.

The school's survey showed 81% of students said they felt gun violence was normal, 72% said youth violence affected their learning and 64% said they were personally affected by gun violence.

So far, 47 students have been surveyed according to Jason McBride, Struggle of Love Foundation Secondary Violence Prevention Specialist.

McBride said the survey is still being conducted.

McBride said many of the students he works with at DSST Elevate Northeast have been surrounded by violence. That’s the reason DSST middle school students wanted to sponsor an event to hopefully deter violence among kids.

The theme of the afterschool event was called “Have Fun Not Guns”.

“It’s important to do stuff like this to get the kids off the streets and have fun so they are not out doing bad stuff,” DSST Eleva...