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.

LeEllen Condry filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Denver after obtaining the right to sue from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Colorado Civil Rights Division.

The lawsuit, brought by attorneys Andy McNulty and Mari Newman, alleges the Elizabeth School District discriminated and retaliated against Condry and violated her First Amendment rights after she labeled as racist the removal of books from district library shelves .

“Knowledge is power, but the Elizabeth School District is so hell-bent on depriving its students access to

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