The words “hard,” “depressing” and “scary” are not typically top of mind when describing an elementary school. But that is how several anonymous staff members recall the 2023-2024 school year when they worked at Columbian Elementary School in northwest Denver.
“It has been the most difficult year at Columbian in history for myself,” said one staff member.
Several months ago, multiple sources contacted Denver7 Investigates, raising concerns that a second-grade teacher at Columbian was allegedly drunk during work hours for months before being removed…