Colorado school district in the hot seat for allegedly factoring in race for disciplinary procedures
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A civil rights complaint is accusing a Colorado school district of factoring race into student discipline, giving different punishments for the same infractions.
AFL also obtained undercover recordings of discussions between administrators that allegedly show them admitting that the district's DEI chief has been interfering with disciplinary procedures on the basis of race. Furthermore, when an administrator tried to step in and call out this allegedly racist activity, they were retaliated against, according to AFL.
"If a public school district can openly run discipline and employment systems through a racial filter, then the rule of law means nothing," said Nick Barry, Senior Counsel at America First Legal. "This is discrimination, plain and simple. It is the soft bigotry of low expectations and should not be tolerated. The Department must intervene and restore equal treatment for students, educators, and families."
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