Family of Denver Student Gunned Down in School Parking Lot Sues District for Removing Police

The family of a Denver student who was gunned down last year in his high school’s parking lot has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit accusing district leaders of failing to maintain a safe environment, in part by removing school-resource officers from their campuses.

The lawsuit, filed last week by the estate of 16-year-old Luis Garcia, is at least the third legal challenge against Denver Public Schools and its far-left school board in just over a year in connection to their efforts to relax student-discipline policies in the name of racial equity and ending the “school-to-prison pipeline” for minority students.

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Ryan Mills

Ryan Mills was an enterprise and media reporter at National Review. He previously worked for 14 years as a breaking news reporter, investigative reporter, and editor at newspapers in Florida. Originally from Minnesota, Ryan lives in the Fort Myers area with his wife and two sons.

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The family of a Denver student who was gunned down last year in his high school’s parking lot has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit accusing district leaders of failing to maintain a safe environment, in part by removing school-resource officers from their campuses.

The lawsuit, filed last week by the estate of 16-year-old Luis Garcia, is at least the third legal challenge against Denver Public Schools and its far-left school board in just over a year in connection to their efforts to relax student-discipline policies in the name of racial equity and ending the “school-to-prison pipeline” for minority students.

About the Author

Ryan Mills

Ryan Mills was an enterprise and media reporter at National Review. He previously worked for 14 years as a breaking news reporter, investigative reporter, and editor at newspapers in Florida. Originally from Minnesota, Ryan lives in the Fort Myers area with his wife and two sons.