Kurt Dennis, the former principal of McAuliffe International School, on Tuesday sued Denver Public Schools, alleging that the district retaliated against him for speaking publicly about safety policies following the March shooting at East High School.
Former McAuliffe International School Principal Kurt Dennis is defending his decision to place students in a room alone to calm down, saying that both the space and method were “district-sanctioned.”
The termination of a middle school principal last week has become the latest flashpoint between Denver Public Schools and community members over how the district has responded to school safety in the wake of the shooting inside East High School with parents and candidates now calling for DPS and its Board of Education to reinstate Kurt Dennis.
Denver Public Schools this week fired McAuliffe International School Principal Kurt Dennis, who publicly raised concerns about the district’s educators being required to check students for weapons after a teen undergoing such a search shot two administrators at East High School in March.