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Plans For Teacher Housing In Vacant School Scrapped

DENVER (CBS4)- Plans to turn a vacant school into teacher housing for Denver Public Schools have been scrapped.

Rosedale Elementary School on South Sherman Street has been closed since 2005.

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Copter4 flew over Rosedale Elementary (credit: CBS)

Last summer, DPS proposed converting the vacant school into affordable housing for teachers.

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After feedback from the neighborhood, the district says it will not be re-purposing the building after all and it will remain empty.

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