The Littleton school board has been offered a deal it shouldn’t refuse: In return for agreeing to a formal look into what happened in the run-up to the fatal shooting of Claire Davis at Arapahoe High School more than a year ago, her parents will waive their right to sue.
Not that they have such a right at the moment. But with a bill in the legislature that would grant them the ability to sue and sympathy firmly on the couple’s side, it may be only a matter of time before a lawsuit would be filed.
On Tuesday, the superintendent said the district needs more time to review the proposal. Fair enough, but it should agree to a process for releasing more information to the Davises even if the bill were to founder.
Some policies have the virtue of being ethically correct with or without a lawsuit hanging over an institution’s head. And the stonewalling treatment of the Davis family by the school and the district has been inexcusable.
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