Even as it s dealing with the myriad challenges related to education during the pandemic, Denver Public Schools is facing two lawsuits stemming from a claim of discrimination at Emily Griffith Technical College. The first was filed by Tisha Lee, who contends that she lost out on landing the executive director position at the institution in part because she s Black, while the second is being pressed by Barbara Lindsay, a member of the interview panel allegedly fired because she told Lee about racist rhetoric directed against her during the hiring process.
According to attorney Darold Killmer of Denver-based Killmer, Lane & Newman LLP, which represents both Lee and Lindsay, Other panelists had said, We should hold her to a higher standard as a Black woman, which is obviously racially discriminatory. And concerns were also raised among the interview panelists as to whether Ms. Lee would have the fundraising skills necessary for the job as a Black woman the implication being that s
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