DPS investigating whether students of color were locked inside “seclusion room” at McAuliffe International School

Denver Public Schools is investigating the use of a seclusion room at McAuliffe International School, with Board of Education members demanding to know whether students of color were locked inside such a room at the school by themselves — a violation of district policy.

Board members Auon’tai Anderson, Scott Esserman and Xóchitl “Sochi” Gaytán held a news conference at DPS headquarters Thursday in which they called on state and local law enforcement agencies to investigate the school’s use of the room, which they described as having exposed pipes, vents and locked doors and windows.

The district has said Dennis shared confidential student information in violation of state and federal laws and cited other reasons in his termination letter, including that he violated policies by repeatedly trying to remove a student of color from the school despite district officials telling him such a move “was not available or appropriate.”

DPS also alleged in the termination letter that there have been multiple complaints and investigations into McAuliffe’s use of discipline in recent years, including one that found an “overuse of out-of-school suspensions” were disproportionately affecting students of color, according to his termination letter.

Correction: Board members are demanding to know whether students of color were locked inside such a room at the school by themselves — a violation of district policy.

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