Investigation finds that DPS board member was likely 'belittling, dismissive and condescending'

DENVER (KDVR) — A private investigation into a board member for Colorado's largest school district found it was likely that the member "engaged in belittling, dismissive, and condescending behavior towards some District staff members," and "exhibited bias in interactions with some District leaders of color."

However, the same investigation found that those biased interactions may not have been deliberate.

The investigation was conducted by a law firm after Denver Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Alex Marrero sent a letter to the district's Board of Education earlier this year, alleging that board member John Younquest "consistently demonstrated a pattern of hostility, policy violations, racial insensitivity, and unethical conduct that has created a toxic working environment, undermined