Auon’tai Anderson says he received’t search waiver to work in Denver faculties

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Denver college board Vice President Auon’tai Anderson says he now not desires a waiver from a board coverage that bars sitting members from working for Denver Public Faculties.

The board deliberate to vote on briefly suspending its conflict-of-interest coverage Thursday however pulled the difficulty from its assembly agenda.

Anderson and two different board members, Scott Esserman and Michelle Quattlebaum, had requested that the board vote on suspending the coverage, which might have allowed Anderson to take a job with the district. Anderson, who beforehand labored for DPS as a restorative practices coordinator, stated earlier this week that he wished to return to working for the district within the months earlier than his college board time period ends in November.

However on Wednesday, Anderson stated his state of affairs had modified.

“I’ve accepted a contract with a consumer that may final by the top of my time period and I’m excited to hitch TEAM DPS later this fall!” Anderson texted to Chalkbeat.

The board has paused the coverage earlier than to permit newly elected members to complete the semester at their DPS jobs. However this is able to have been the primary time the board thought of suspending the coverage to permit a sitting member to take a job within the district.

Anderson stated he has been working for the previous a number of months as a political and academic advisor. A DPS graduate, he was first elected to the varsity board in 2019. After initially saying final yr that he’d run for reelection, he stated in June that he was withdrawing from the varsity board race to run for the state Home of Representatives. 

Melanie Asmar is a senior reporter for Chalkbeat Colorado, protecting Denver Public Faculties. Contact Melanie at masmar@chalkbeat.org.