Colette Bordelon is a reporter with Denver7.
DENVER — The Office of Civil Rights , which is part of the U.S. Department of Education, will investigate two complaints of alleged racial discrimination within the Denver Public Schools system.
Last week, Trachman said he was notified that the OCR will be opening investigations into two complaints filed by the law firm. One complaint alleged that"Caucasians and individuals of other races" were discriminated against when they applied for the Discipline Matrix Committee at DPS. The second claimed that"Caucasian students; heterosexual and non-transgender students" were discriminated against because of requirements for a math extension program at one elementary school.
“I wouldn’t say that they were actually committed to diversity in the truest sense of the word," Trachman said. “Denver Public Schools is unambiguously treating students and community members different based on skin color... What you can't do is say, 'Your race is what matters most and we take your skin color, and we put it above all else.' That's inconsistent with federal civil rights laws. Title VI doesn't allow that.
The other two complaints are pending but are connected to allegations that DPS uses"racial considerations for selecting members of its bond and mill levy committee," and the school system's alleged policy of"using racial preferences to select third-party vendors and contractors.""Those are often just a ruse in order to get people to think more about race, think more about skin color and engage in discrimination.
"There are current barriers and obstacles that are widely understood to still exist in our school systems and elsewhere that disproportionately impact historically marginalized groups. Even mentioning them or even trying to think of a plan to deal with those obstacles is under attack, both politically and legally," said Halpern.
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