Colorado school district in the hot seat for allegedly factoring in race for disciplinary procedures
Story by Alec Schemmel • 13h
FIRST ON FOX: A conservative, Trump-aligned legal group filed a civil rights complaint alleging that a school district in Colorado is using race as a major factor when determining disciplinary procedures and has retaliated against administrators who attempt to push back.
America First Legal (AFL), founded by top Trump advisor Stephen Miller, filed a civil rights complaint asking the Department of Education and the Department of Justice to investigate Cherry Creek School District, alleging it is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In their complaint, AFL cites a specific instance where a Black student and an Asian student commit nearly identical behavior, but only the Asian student was disciplined.
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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