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The Office of Civil Rights (OCR), which is part of the U.S. Department of Education, will investigate two complaints of alleged racial discrimination within the Denver Public Schools (DPS) system.

Hugh, Susan and Kevin Bennett were just exercising their First Amendment rights when they criticized former Campbell County Public Library Director Terri Lesley and filed a criminal complaint about her.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — She refused to ban books, many of them about racism and the experiences of LGBTQ+ people. And for that, Suzette Baker was fired as a library director

Some librarians whove been fired as they take a stand against discrimination and banning books are turning to a federal civil-rights enforcement agency for help. Librarians in Colorado, Texas and Wyoming have filed discrimination claims with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency tasked with enforcing federal laws about workplace discrimination. Teachers in Wyoming and Texas got fired when they refused to go along with banning books in their libraries, while another teacher in C...

Some librarians whove been fired as they take a stand against discrimination and banning books are turning to a federal civil-rights enforcement agency for help. Librarians in Colorado, Texas and Wyoming have filed discrimination claims with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency tasked with enforcing federal laws about workplace discrimination. Teachers in Wyoming and Texas got fired when they refused to go along with banning books in their libraries, while another teacher in C...

Some librarians whove been fired as they take a stand against discrimination and banning books are turning to a federal civil-rights enforcement agency for help. Librarians in Colorado, Texas and

A Denver couple and their landlord have alleged in discrimination complaints that a Lakewood-based mold inspector sent homophobic text messages and treated them unfairly.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — She refused to ban books, many of them about racism and the experiences of LGBTQ+ people. And for that, Suzette Baker was fired as a library

Librarians in Colorado, Texas, and Wyoming whove been fired as they take a stand against discrimination and banning books are turning to a federal civil-rights enforcement agency – the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – for help.

She refused to ban books, many of them about racism and the experiences of LGBTQ+ people. And for that, Suzette Baker was fired as a library director in a rural county in central Texas.