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Dean alleges firing over opposition to book ban in Elizabeth School District
LeEllen Condry alleges discrimination and First Amendment violations after opposing a book ban targeting works by Black and LGBTQIA+ authors, lawsuit claims.
- On Sunday, LeEllen Condry filed a federal lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Denver after she was fired following objections to Elizabeth School District library removals; the suit names the district, Dan Snowberger and the district's human resources director and disputes the budget-related firing claim.
- The district removed 19 books citing sensitive topics like slavery, police brutality and gay characters, and the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado sued earlier this year, prompting a federal judge to order the books returned in March 2025.
- After sending feedback, LeEllen Condry says she wrote the board calling the book ban 'unethical' and 'racist,' was fired Oct. 1, 2024, and replaced by a white woman named in the lawsuit as Condry's alleged replacement.
- The lawsuit seeks economic and compensatory damages, a written apology and mandatory training, while the Elizabeth School District argues Condry lacked licensure and her position was cut during a fiscal exigency.
- The lawsuit asserts the Elizabeth School District board and leadership aimed to suppress voices by Black and LGBTQ authors and students amid a legal fight with a March 2025 court order and pending appeal.
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Former Colorado middle school dean fired for opposing ‘racist’ book ban, lawsuit alleges
LeEllen Condry, the former dean of students at Elizabeth Middle School, filed a federal lawsuit Sunday against the Elbert County school district, alleging she was wrongly fired for being a Black woman who spoke out against a districtwide book ban.
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Colorado: “Former Middle School Dean Who Objected to Book Removals Sues Elizabeth School District”
From Chalkbeat Colorado: A former middle school administrator in the Elizabeth School District filed a lawsuit Sunday against the rural Colorado district, alleging that she was fired after she objected to the removal of 19 titles from school libraries last year. LeEllen Condry, who served as dean of students at Elizabeth Middle School, said she was terminated after three months because she’s “a Black woman who dared to speak out against the dis…
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