Conflict-of-interest safeguards at Cherry Creek Schools lacked clear oversight, memo shows

To avoid a conflict of interest, the wife of Cherry Creek Schools Superintendent Chris Smith — who resigned this week amid allegations of a toxic work environment — was supposed to report to Deputy Superintendent Jennifer Perry.

In the wake of Smith’s resignation Wednesday, Perry was named interim superintendent.

According to a Denver7 investigation, insiders said Smith and his wife, Chief Human Resource Officer Brenda Smith, had created a “toxic culture” — leaving employees with no recourse…

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