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Denver school board probe leaves disputed remarks unresolved
An investigation into allegations that board Vice President Monica Hunter made antisemitic comments about colleague Amy Klein Molk did not determine whose account was accurate. The report also questioned whether Hunter’s criticism of Zionism reflected prejudice toward Jewish people.
An investigation commissioned by Denver Public Schools has not resolved whether school board Vice President Monica Hunter made antisemitic remarks about fellow board member Amy Klein Molk in December 2025 and January 2026. Hunter denies the allegations.
The Denver law firm Holland & Knight, which DPS is paying up to $1,000 an hour, described many of the claims as a matter of conflicting accounts. The investigation included interviews with Hunter, Molk, board President Xochitl Gaytan and Superintendent Alex Marrero, who had raised allegations against Hunter.
Marrero told the investigator that an August statement he submitted to the board did not quote Hunter’s precise words. He said they were “very similar” to an allegation that Hunter called Molk a “Zionist b----” during a meeting the previous January.
The report said it could not establish whether Hunter’s objection was to Zionism or whether she equated Zionism with Judaism in a way that would make the alleged remarks antisemitic. Hunter told the investigator she said she disagreed with Zionism and could not justify what was happening in Palestine.
The investigator left the board to consider whether Hunter’s conduct toward Molk warranted censure, and whether the accounts from Gaytan, Marrero and Molk—or Hunter’s denials—were truthful.
Hunter has said the allegations are retaliation for her effort to remove Marrero as superintendent. The report noted that she questioned why the claims emerged after she sought his dismissal. The investigation did not resolve that dispute.