A report by the U.S. Department of Education reveals administration at Adams County School District 14  in Denver, Colo., created a hostile environment for Latino students, their parents and staff. 

A 2010 complaint against the school district was issued on Friday, April 25, 2014 by the department's office for civil rights, which resulted in an investigation of nine schools within the district. 

According to the report, the district targeted Latino faculty members for increased performance scrutiny resulting in negative evaluations and forced resignations. The administration also directed staff to remove Spanish language materials from classrooms and buildings. 

In addition, students were instructed to speak no other language than English during lunch and recess. 

In one situation, an elementary student was denied medical assistance because he was unable to speak English, he eventually was able to talk with a Spanish-speaking teacher, but it was more than an hour after he was injured. 

Adams County School District 14 has over 7,000 students and more than 80 percent are Latino, according to the report. 

"Very honestly, it starts with training all the adults to view our kids for all the beautiful gifts that they bring," Superintendent Pat Sanchez told Denver Post. "Sixty percent of our kids come to us with the ability to speak Spanish."

Sanchez was hired two years ago after the school boards ousted former superintendent Sue Chandler, who was charged with discrimination and reached a settlement of  $700,000 from the district, according to the Denver Post. 

As part of the settlement, the school district agreed to promptly investigate all incidents of harassment as well as develop student, parent and staff surveys to capture the District's climate and need as related to discrimination.