Denver Public Schools quietly paid school board Vice President Auon’tai Anderson a $3,500 settlement earlier this year to help cover legal fees he incurred when the Board of Education investigated …
Denver Public Schools Board Vice President Auon’tai Anderson invites members of the media to listen in to the board’s special session through a virtual meeting on his laptop at the DPS offices on July 21, 2023 in Denver, Colorado. The school board voted to release video footage of a five-hour executive session held the day after the East High School shooting.
DPS Board President Xóchitl “Sochi” Gaytán said she was unaware of the settlement until recently and noted that the school board did not take a vote to approve the payment. By signing the settlement agreement, Anderson waived any claims and demands for damages, costs or expenses that he might have against DPS and board members related to the ILG investigation, including expenses he incurred himself, according to the document.
The settlement included a stipulation that its existence would not be made public, including “the circumstances or facts that led to this agreement” — even if it was requested under the Colorado Open Records Act, or CORA, unless required to do so under court order. On Monday afternoon, DPS general counsel Aaron Thompson said in an email that the invoice shows Anderson paid the attorney who represented him during the ILG investigation. But he once again denied access to the actual agreement, saying the document is “akin to a record of sexual assault or harassment protected from disclosure” under state statute.
“We deserve that opportunity to have a discussion whether or not there was a majority or consensus,” said Gaytán, who has called for a new policy on directors’ expenses after
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