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Roots in a Colorado Hiring Blunder (Image Credits: Pixabay)
A fresh civil complaint against a high-end Summerlin private school has dredged up a 2021 sexual abuse case from its Colorado campus, painting a picture of repeated institutional shortcomings in safeguarding students.[1]
Roots in a Colorado Hiring Blunder
Officials at the Alexander Dawson School’s Colorado location hired Da’Jon Tyrik James as a vocal music teacher despite recent accusations of sexual misconduct at a California private school.[1] During the 2020-21 school year, James allegedly assaulted at least four female students, including placing his hand between one girl’s breasts under the pretense of assessing her breathing and engaging in other inappropriate physical contacts on school grounds.[1]
The Boulder Sheriff’s Office arrested the then-27-year-old James on charges of sex assault on a child by one in a position of trust and unlawful sexual contact. Parents who confronted school leaders received promises that James, who resigned, would have no further contact with students. Yet a lawsuit filed that year by attorney Aaron Belzer accused the institution of minimizing the incidents as a “grey area” for reporting and failing to promptly notify authorities. Belzer declared, “Dawson has a pattern and practice of covering up allegations of sexual misconduct by faculty and students.”[1] The case eventually settled for an undisclosed sum.[1]
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Author : Matthias Binder
Publish date : 2026-02-18 17:56:00
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