DOJ Sues Minneapolis Schools for Racial Discriminating Against Teachers - Slay News

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that its Civil Rights Division has filed a federal lawsuit against Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) for racially discriminating against teachers employed in the system.
The DOJ is alleging that the district’s collective bargaining agreement unlawfully gives preferential treatment to teachers based on race, color, national origin, or sex.
The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.
It challenges provisions negotiated between MPS and the teachers’ union, arguing that the district uses categories such as “underrepresented population” to grant certain employees protections during layoffs, involuntary reassignments, and reinstatement decisions that are not available to others.
According to the DOJ’s complaint, this system effectively grants special protections to teachers who fall within designated demographic groups, while disadvantaging those who do not.
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