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Fired principal defends “seclusion room” at Denver school, saying students were monitored through window

DPS officials say that still violates district policy, which requires at least one adult in the room

April Slater, parent and DPS staff member, right, rallies to support Kurt Dennis, the former principal fired from McAuliffe International School, in front of the school building in Denver on July 11, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
April Slater, parent and DPS staff member, right, rallies to support Kurt Dennis, the former principal fired from McAuliffe International School, in front of the school building in Denver on July 11, 2023. The termination of the middle school principal in July has become the latest flashpoint between Denver Public Schools and community members over how the district has responded to school safety in the wake of the shooting inside East High School. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/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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Former Principal Kurt Dennis is defending his decision to place students in a room alone to calm down at McAuliffe International School, saying that both the space and method were “district-sanctioned.”
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