Lawsuit Alleges DPS Violated Constitution With Race Based School Board Map
By: Nicole C. Brambila | The Denver Gazette
A civil rights law firm based out of Virginia has filed a lawsuit against Denver Public Schools, alleging Colorado’s largest school district redrew its five district seats with an “illegal racial intent” that violates the Fifteenth Amendment.
Filed in U.S. District Court by the Public Interest Legal Foundation, the lawsuit seeks declaratory and injunctive relief for alleged violations of the Fifteenth Amendment under the Voting Rights Act.
“By DPS’ own admission — during the public hearing process — the school district lines were deliberately drawn to engineer racial outcomes in Districts 2 and 4,” the complaint alleges.
“DPS intentionally and brazenly drew district boundaries to ensure Black and Latino racia...