Cherry Creek Schools Target Of New Federal Civil Rights Investigation

By Nicholas Fogleman | The Denver Gazette

The U.S. Department of Education opened an investigation into Cherry Creek School District on Monday over allegations of racial discrimination.

The department said its Office for Civil Rights is reviewing claims that the district violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act by sponsoring “a wide range of racially-discriminatory programming.”

The complaints alleged the district discriminated on the basis of race in student clubs, academic support programs, teacher training and a parent committee, the department said in a news release.

In a statement, the district said it has not yet received a copy of the complaint and could not comment in detail.

“We strongly disagree with the characterization of the district programming,” Abbe Smith, a spokesperson for the district, said in an email.

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