Denver Public Schools is piloting a new gym class called Peer-to-Peer PE that brings together students with and without disabilities.
In class at East High School, kids are free to be kids, to play and to laugh unapologetically.
“So, I’ve had kids in the past that are now education majors, now special education majors, now PT (physical therapy) majors, or occupational therapist majors,” said CarolAnn Skeats, who created the program. “It’s been great seeing them want to go above and beyond just being in the class for the classroom; they want to do it, you know, for a career.”…