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Ex-Aurora superintendent ousted because of his race, called “not Black enough” by school board members, report finds

Report: 2 Black directors convinced board to remove Rico Munn for failing to conform to “stereotypes of his race”

New Aurora Public School District Superintendent Rico Munn turns off a microphone before he addresses parents, teachers and other community members during a welcoming reception in the Commons at Aurora Central High School in Aurora, Colorado on July 30, 2013. Munn takes over for John Berry who retired at the end of last school after seven years at the helm of Aurora Public Schools and its 40,000 students. (Photo by Seth McConnell/The Denver Post)
New Aurora Public School District Superintendent Rico Munn turns off a microphone before he addresses parents, teachers and other community members during a welcoming reception in the Commons at Aurora Central High School in Aurora, Colorado on July 30, 2013. Munn takes over for John Berry who retired at the end of last school after seven years at the helm of Aurora Public Schools and its 40,000 students. (Photo by Seth McConnell/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 03: Denver Post reporter Jessica Seaman. (Photo By Patrick Traylor/The Denver Post)
By | jseaman@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Superintendent Rico Munn “clashed” with two Black directors — Stephanie Mason and Tramaine Duncan — about not prioritizing the hiring of Black employees over other people of color, according to the June 6 report by Doug S. Hamill.
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