Latino Students Found to be Discriminiated Against in Colorado Schools
*Take note. The Department of Education Office for Civil Rights found that not only Latino students, but teachers and administrators as well experienced “national origin harassment” in the Adams County School District. This speaks directly to the issues of Latino educational attainment, professional advancement, and teacher diversity. VL
Authorities with the Adams County School District 14 in Commerce City, Colorado, announced an agreement with the U.S. Department of Education after the federal agency’s Office for Civil Rights issued a report documenting discrimination against Latinos in the majority Hispanic district.
The OCR launched an investigation of the district following a March 2010 complaint.
Between June 2008 and June 2012, “Hispanic students, teachers, and administrators experienced national origin harassment that was sufficiently serious to deny or limit an individual’s ability to participate in or benefit from the services, activities or privileges provided by the District,” the Education Department said in its report, released April 25.
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