Burreson v. Boulder Valley School District RE-2J

KELLY, Chief Judge.

In this wrongful termination case, the plaintiffs, Lorraine Burreson and Judith Cole, appeal the summary judgment entered in favor of the defendants, Boulder Valley School District RE-2J (the District) and Boulder Valley Area Vocational School (Boulder Valley). They contend that the trial court erred in ruling that, because area vocational schools are not “institutions of higher education,” the plaintiffs could not claim the protection of the Higher Education Due Process Act, § 23-10-101, et seq., C.R.S. (1987 Cum. Supp.) (the Act). We reverse.

The facts are undisputed. The…