In March, AdvocacyDenver filed a complaint against Denver Public Schools with the Colorado Department of Education, alleging that the DPS systemically denied Black students who were identified with disabilities and placed in affective needs programs an appropriate public education. Rachel Dore, the state complaints officer for the education department, agreed with AdvocacyDenver, issuing a decision on September 7 that affirmed the problems it had identified and directing the district to take corrective action…