Federal judge allows parts of teacher's racial discrimination lawsuit against Evanston-Skokie District 65 to proceed
By
Claire Murphy, Kate Perez, Kate Armanini
8d ago· 5 min readenNews
Summary
A federal judge ruled that parts of a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by Evanston-Skokie School District 65 teacher Stacy Deemar may proceed. Deemar, a drama teacher at Lincoln Elementary School, alleges that the district's equity initiatives — including race-conscious training and racial affinity groups for staff and students — discriminated against her based on her skin color. The ruling allows certain claims to advance while others were dismissed.
Source
bskyFederal judge allows parts of teacher's racial discrimination lawsuit against Evanston-Skokie District 65 to proceedchicagotribune.comKey quotes
· 2 pulledParts of a lawsuit alleging racial discrimination brought by an Evanston-Skokie School District 65 teacher against the district will be allowed to move forward, a federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ruled Tuesday.
Stacy Deemar, listed as a drama teacher at Lincoln Elementary School in Evanston, alleges in the suit that through District 65's various 'equity initiatives,' including mandating race-conscious training for employees and providing racial affinity groups for staff and students, she was 'discriminated against' on the basis of her skin color
Parts of a discrimination lawsuit raised against Evanston-Skokie School District 65 can advance, a U.S. District judge ruled.
You might also wanna read
Reparations Efforts “Sweeping the Country” Despite DOJ Attack on Evanston, IL Groundbreaking Program
Radio Free·3d ago
Gov. Kelly asks judge to dismiss DOJ lawsuit challenging Kansas in-state tuition law
KSN-TV·1d ago
Court of Appeal Rules Against Hijab Use At UI International School
allafrica.com·1d ago
Democrats Condemn Southern GOP Efforts to Eliminate Black-Majority Districts After Supreme Court Ruling
The article examines the history of racism in America through Supreme Court decisions, contrasting landmark civil rights cases (Brown v. Boa
Rolling Stone·1mo ago
Illinois House Speaker Welch calls on state Rep. Harry Benton to quit over undisclosed misconduct allegations
Chicago Sun-Times·2d ago
Plainfield state Rep. Harry Benton resigns amid allegations of misconduct
Chicago Sun-Times·1d ago
Comments
Sign in to join the conversation.
No comments yet. Be the first.