The Board of Education for Denver Public Schools released a recording of its March 23, 2023, executive session after news organizations, including The Denver Post, sued the district, arguing the board violated the Colorado Open Meetings Law by discussing public policy in the closed-door meeting. A judge agreed and ordered the district to release the uncut recording of the meeting.
board members, and school officials were more concerned with their public perception than they were about how to make schools safe. A Colorado judge who considered the lawsuit brought by The Denver Post and other media organizations ultimately ruled that the board members did violate the law and that the video should be made public.
Recently appointed board member Charmaine Lindsay erroneously said “minority students” were the ones bringing guns into schools and needed a police presence as a deterrent. We’d like to remind Lindsay that white students have also perpetrated school shootings. Her words were inaccurate and hurtful. The board considered including in their memo demands on the training of the police officers working in schools but decided not to do so because they worried about liability.