Asst. Principal Resigns After Being Accused Of Supplying Booze

LITTLETON, CO – UPDATE: A JeffCo Public Schools middle school administrator resigned Monday following an arrest based on allegations that he provided alcohol to an underage male, a Class-4 felony. Police are asking for witnesses to come forward if they know about any other inappropriate activity with underage children, they said in a statement.

Police took Michael Pate, 38, into custody at his home in Littleton March 1 around 8 a.m. Pate worked as an assistant principal and activities director for 7th grade at Carmody Middle School, 2050 S Kipling St. in Denver, according to the schools' website. He was a former assistant director of Outdoor Labs, a sixth grade week-long outdoor program, police said in a statement.

Pate was placed on administrative leave Friday.

In a letter to parents, Carmody Principal Wendy Doran said the school was told by law enforcement officials that the incident did not involve a student at Carmody.

March 1, 2019

Dear Carmody Families,

We are writing to inform you that Assistant Principal, Mr. Michael Pate, was arrested today for contributing to the delinquency of a minor, for allegedly providing alcohol to someone under the age of 21. At this time, we do not have further details regarding his arrest; however, it has been reported to us by law enforcement that the underlying incident is not connected to our school or to any of our current Carmody students....

...Jeffco Public Schools is cooperating fully with law enforcement on this matter and, if appropriate, conducting our own investigation to resolve the matter in accordance with District policy and procedure. Should you have any questions about Jeffco’s position on expectations of professionalism by our staff or our investigation process, please take a moment to review district policies AC, Discrimination Statement and General Complaint Processand GBEB, Staff Conduct. Access to these policies can be acquired through the Jeffco Public Schools website at: http://www.jeffcopublicschools.org/family_portal.

We are committed to providing you with updates as we receive more information.

Thank you,

Police asked anyone with additional information regarding this case to contact Detective Pinover of the Littleton Police Department, at 303-795-3713.

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