Denver Public Schools superintendent cites concens about harassmentDENVER - Denver Public Schools is banning all district sponsored travel to Arizona in the wake of the new immigration law enacted there. This will affect hundreds of teachers and staff members planning to attend conferences there.
"This legislation is an assault on human dignity and our core values," DPS Superintendent Tom Boasberg said. "We will not put our employees at risk of the arbitrary and potentially discriminatory harassment that can now occur in Arizona as a result of this reprehensible identity-document legislation. This is an issue of intense concern to our students, our employees, and their families. We encourage members of the DPS community and other school districts to join us with their voices and actions."
Boasberg is also forming a Community Advisory Committee to consider other measures the district might take.
These actions are questionable to other area leaders. Former Congressman Tom Tancredo says, "This is all just so political, and so blatantly out of their role and responsibility."
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