Weld County school board defended principal despite complaints of racism and homophobia, lawsuit claims

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A Weld County school district superintendent who sought to fire a high school principal after complaints about his alleged racist and homophobic behavior was herself fired when the school board ral…

A Weld County school district superintendent who sought to fire a high school principal after complaints about his alleged racist and homophobic behavior was herself fired when the school board rallied in the principal’s defense, she claims in a federal lawsuit.

The principal was the subject of a third-party investigation in 2021 after several parents and staff complained about his behavior. The basketball coach was fired by the school’s athletic director, even though Littlefield said he did not think the racist comment was a “big deal,” the complaint says. In another incident, Littlefield ordered a teacher to take down a Black Lives Matter sign but advocated for allowing another teacher to keep up a Blue Lives Matter flag, although he was overruled by fellow administrators and both signs were removed.

Littlefield also made a comment aimed at transgender students to the school’s cheerleading coach, according to the complaint.for homecoming,’” he said, according to the complaint. “‘We’re not Boulder .’”Littlefield, who is not named as a defendant in the lawsuit, declined to comment Tuesday, saying he was waiting for advice from his attorneys before speaking publicly about the allegations.

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