Each morning, students are greeted by the word "B**BS" spray painted in bright red on the utility shed next to the student parking lot entrance. The crude welcome was finally covered up around halfway through the first semester of this year after having been there as long as most Seniors can remember. However, vandalism around East continues, with slurs written on cars, and everything from allegations to "jokes" about vaping and self harm on bathroom stalls. 

Phones are starting to show up in places that are distracting and ruining social abilities, overall leading to a decline in the ability to demonstrate basic life skills, such as doing schoolwork honestly.

Denver Public Schools adopted the initial Discipline Matrix in 2021, aiming to reduce the school-to-prison pipeline. It was then reformed in August 2024–influenced by East High School shootings–to ensure discipline “practices are fair and equitable for everyone, no matter their race, background, or status,” (Discipline Matrix Informational Session). This revision resulted in the addition of “level seven.”