On Monday, national media reported an explosive story in Colorado. A prominent Black Lives Matter activist, socialist, and Denver Public Schools board member, Tay Anderson, stepped back “from everyday board functions” while an independent investigation looks into startling allegations that he sexually abused 62 current and former students.
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As allegations escalate, the school board member stepping back is insufficient
Tay Anderson, Denver Public School Board Director, speaks to a crowd outside of Sen. Cory Gardner s office in downtown Denver on Sept. 21, 2020. The small crowd gathered to demand the Supreme Court vacancy left by the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg remain open until after the Nov. 3 presidential election. (Moe Clark/Colorado Newsline)
For once, I (mostly) agree with Jimmy Sengenberger.
With multiple ongoing sexual assault investigations, and extensive impact to Denver Public Schools, it’s time for Colorado Democrats to call out their 2020 Rising Star Award winner: School Board Secretary and Member-at-Large Tay Anderson should resign immediately.
Tay Anderson, a Denver school board member and rising Democratic Party star, is under investigation after being accused by a parent of sexually assaulting more than 60 students in a case that has rocked Colorado's largest school system.
DPS board member Tay Anderson announced he would step back from his duties amid new allegations that he sexually assaulted and harassed more than 60 students.
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Tay Anderson, a Democratic socialist, called the allegations unsubstantiated and false.
“These false claims have put my family and I in harms way and now as a father and son I must protect those I love first, therefore I will be stepping back from everyday board functions until the completion of an independent investigation,” Anderson said in a statement.
“I am confident the ongoing investigation will prove what I have said from day one and that is I have never sexually assaulted anyone. I look forward to returning in the coming months to continue the fight for Denver students,” he added.