Author: Pat Poblete
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200-plus students walk out of North High School calling for DPS Director Tay Anderson’s resignation
More than 200 students at North High school in Denver staged a walkout protest Monday, calling for embattled Denver Public Schools Board of Education Director Tay Anderson to resign after a district investigation didn’t substantiate Anderson committing allegations of sexual assault but found he made “unbecoming” comments to minors. The protest kicked off around 10 a.m.…
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Q&A with Dawn DiPrince | History Colorado’s new executive director aims to bring history to life for kids
Dawn DiPrince is on a mission. After joining History Colorado nearly a decade ago, DiPrince beat out 100 applicants earlier this month step into the executive director role of the 142-year-old organization. She joined the organization as the assistant director at El Pueblo History Museum in Pueblo. She later became its director before taking on a…
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Parents say Tay Anderson showed no contrition for online behavior
Reaction to the censure of Tay Anderson on the political front Friday was stone silence, but parents who have been critical of the embattled Denver Public Schools board member said they were still convinced he’s undeterred. Michelle Castro said nothing about Anderson’s behavior in Friday’s meeting surprised her. She didn’t know him until she went to…
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DPS board votes to censure Director Tay Anderson
The Denver Public School Board of Education on Friday voted to censure Director Tay Anderson, the only recourse for punishment at its disposal after a probe did not corroborate Anderson committing allegations of sexual assault but found he made “unbecoming” comments to minors. The vote was 6-1, with Anderson the sole no vote. The censure…
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Political reaction on Tay Anderson muted, but some parents already pushing back
Elected officials and advocates, usually quick to comment on sexual harassment allegations, so far have little to say about Tay Anderson, the school board member in Denver. Sexual assault allegations against him were found to be unproven but it was determined he made “unbecoming” comments to minors. Some parents, however, were vocal in condemning Anderson’s…
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Analysis: The investigation on Tay Anderson sexual misconduct allegations
While an independent investigation for Denver Public Schools was unable to substantiate sexual assault allegations against Tay Anderson, one of its members, the details of the report released Wednesday confirmed what appear to be incidents of sexual harassment against teens by Anderson. The investigation found Anderson “engaged flirtatiously” with a 16-year-old DPS student and made…
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Leslie Herod, policymakers react to Weiser’s investigation of Aurora police
Following an announcement from Attorney General Phil Weiser that the Aurora Police Department has engaged in a pattern of racially-biased policing and other illegal practices, Rep. Leslie Herod touted legislation passed last year that enabled the probe that uncovered those findings. Weiser launched an investigation into the Aurora police and fire departments under the authority granted…
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Wildfire committee moves ahead with full slate of bill drafts, but some may be duplicates of past efforts
A bipartisan panel of lawmakers charged with reviewing Colorado’s wildfire prevention and mitigation strategies on Tuesday unanimously agreed to move forward with a full slate of bill drafts after its fourth meeting during the interim session. But the panel faces a problem: they don’t know if the ideas they’re asking legislative staff to draft into…
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Polis backs Biden’s vaccinate-or-test mandate as hospitalizations surge, capacity shrinks
Gov. Jared Polis said Friday that he backs President Joe Biden’s vaccine-or-testing mandate on large businesses, comparing it to protocols he implemented over the course of the summer for state workers in Colorado. Biden’s plan, unveiled Thursday, requires vaccination for federal workers and contractors and either vaccination or regular testing for private sector workers at…
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WATCH: COLORADO POLITICKING | Latest from Colorado’s campaign trail, state Supreme Court returns next week
This week on Colorado Politicking, legislative reporter Pat Poblete and political correspondent Ernest Luning discuss Reps. Joe Neguse, D-Lafayette, and Lauren Bobert, R-Silt, being drawn into the same legislative district and the latest from the campaign trail. Meanwhile, judicial reporter Michael Karlik previews three cases the state Supreme Court is set to take up when it…