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.

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

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

Denver's school board is proposing the complete or partial closure of 10 schools amid declining enrollment, superintendent Alex Marrero announced Thursday. Why it matters: The restructuring plan would reshape education for more than a thousand students and could affect everything from neighborhood property values to community cohesion.

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

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.