Tag: Auon’tai Anderson
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Auon’tai Anderson, Denver schools settle constituent lawsuit over Facebook blocking
Former Denver Public Schools Board Vice President Auon’tai Anderson and the district paid $25,000 combined to settle a lawsuit brought by a constituent Anderson blocked on his public Facebook page. According to the March 28 settlement, Anderson agreed to unblock Eve Chen, who, in July, posted the following: “Where can I email to ask for…
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Denver judge orders Anderson to pay $61K in legal fees in defamation lawsuit
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A Denver District Court ordered former Denver Public Schools Board Vice President Auon’tai Anderson to pay $61,060 in attorneys’ fees to Black Lives Matter 5280 and an activist Anderson sued for defamation. Judge David H. Goldberg issued the order on Friday. Anderson — who was a lightning rod for controversy while serving on the board…
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Denver school board paid Auon’tai Anderson $3,500 settlement
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver school board paid board Vice President Auon’tai Anderson a $3,500 settlement in March, according to school district records. Anderson said the payment represents reimbursement for legal expenses he incurred during a 2021 sexual misconduct investigation, in which the most serious allegations were not…
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Anderson won’t seek waiver of Denver school board conflict-of-interest policy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver school board Vice President Auon’tai Anderson says he no longer wants a waiver from a board policy that bars sitting members from working for Denver Public Schools. The board planned to vote on temporarily suspending its conflict-of-interest policy Thursday but pulled the issue from…
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Parent petition demands reinstatement of fired McAuliffe principal who spoke out against DPS policies
Within hours of discovering McAuliffe International School Principal Kurt Dennis had been terminated, parents created an online petition demanding Denver Public Schools reinstate him and held a press conference at the school Friday. As of noon Friday, the petition had 1,819 signatures. Paul Ballenger didn’t want to tell his 14-year-old daughter, but in this day…
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Open DPS at-large seat held by Anderson attracts three candidates
A former East High School principal is the latest to jump into the Denver Public Schools Board of Education race. John Youngquist has joined an increasingly crowded field to replace the at-large seat held by Board Vice President Auon’tai Anderson. Last month, Anderson announced he was dropping out of the race to run for Colorado…
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Anderson drops out of Denver school board race, announced state House run for District 8
Auon’tai Anderson announced Monday he’s dropping out of the school board race and setting his sights on the state House of Representatives. Anderson, who is vice president of the Denver Public Schools Board of Education, filed for House District 8 on Monday. The seat is currently held by Rep. Leslie Herod, D-Denver, who will be…
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Anderson proposes to have police near, but not in Denver schools
Denver Public Schools Board Vice President Auon’tai Anderson — who led the push to remove police officers from campuses in 2020 — now supports a long-term policy for their return near schools. Anderson’s proposal is a hybrid approach with Denver police officers acting as community resource officers that are not stationed in a school, but…
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Michael Hancock slams Denver school board as “dysfunctional” and “immature”
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Mayor Michael Hancock isn’t mincing words when it comes to his beef with the Denver Public Schools board. The term-limited outgoing mayor Tuesday took the gloves off during an appearance on the Mandy Connell Show on 850 KOA. “This is a very dysfunctional board…