Judge Allows East High School Dean Lawsuit to Proceed Citing Denver Public Schools "Shocking Disregard for Risk"

Judge allows East High School dean lawsuit to proceed citing Denver Public Schools "shocking disregard for risk"

A federal judge is allowing a lawsuit by a Denver high school administrator who was shot on campus three years ago to move forward, revealing new details about what school officials knew before the attack.

Denver Public Schools ‘opened the door for a mass shooting’ at East High, federal judge says

Injured dean Eric Sinclair’s lawsuit against DPS over 2023 shooting at Denver school is allowed to proceed, a federal judge ruled.

Judge cites DPS' "shocking disregard" for school safety in East shootings. It remains a cause for concern today

The potentially deadly ineptitude of Denver Public Schools’ approach to safety under the current regime is laid bare in a searing ruling issued this week by a federal judge in the lawsuit of an East High School dean shot inside the school by a student three years ago. The post Judge cites DPS’ “shocking disregard” for school safety in East shootings. It remains a cause for concern today appeared first on boardhawk.

DPS showed ‘shocking disregard’ for a mass shooting risk at East High School, federal judge writes

The lawsuit was filed by a dean shot by a student in 2023.

Judge: ‘Baffling’ DPS decisions ‘opened the door for mass shooting’ at East High

Police investigate at Denver’s East High School after a shooting there March 22, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post) A former dean who was shot by a student at East High School can sue Denver Public Schools, a federal judge ruled last week in a decision that drubbed the district for its actions. “(DPS)’ conduct, when viewed in total, is conscience shocking,” said U.S. District Judge Gordon Gallagher. “DPS appears to have exhibited a sh…