University banned educator from campus over false COVID rumor: lawsuit | The College Fix
An award-winning Colorado educator has filed a federal lawsuit against the University of Colorado Denver, alleging her due process rights were violated and she faced emotional distress when administrators briefly banned her from campus in response to an allegation she had COVID.
In the lawsuit, Celeste Archer, executive director of the National History Day in Colorado program at CU Denver, argues administrators not only denied her the opportunity to refute the false allegation before banning her from campus, they also facilitated her accuser s efforts to harass and intimidate her.
Archer, who is vaccinated, said in an interview with The College Fix she believes the false report was malicious and part of the motivation for the lawsuit is to determine who filed it against her.
Archer s Sept. 3 exclusion from campus came only a week before National History Day s signature showcase of the year & for which 500 invitations had been mailed, and 23,000 e-mails had been circulated, according to the lawsuit.
Eesh.