EXCLUSIVE — Denver Public Schools is the subject of a federal civil rights complaint over its alleged requirement that faculty and staff take a “black excellence” pledge, according to the filing.
Education advocacy organization Parents Defending Education filed the complaint against the school district on Tuesday, telling the Department of Education‘s Office for Civil Rights that the pledge is “discriminatory in nature” and has a direct effect on how children learn in school.
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