The Chicago Teachers Union has sued the nation's third largest school district, saying Mayor Rahm Emanuel's campaign to reform or close underperforming public schoolsdiscriminates against African-American teachers and staff.
The federal lawsuit filed on Wednesday and announced on Thursday is the latest battle with the city since teachers staged a week-long strike in September. It alleges that more than half of the tenured teachers fired in the most recent round of school closings and turnarounds were African American.
But blacks make up less than 30 percent of the tenured teaching staff in the district and 35 percent of the tenured teacher population in the failing schools, the lawsuit claims.
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saying Mayor Rahm Emanuel's campaign to reform or close under-performing public schools discriminates against African-American teachers and staff.
ReplyDeleteWhy? Because it targets where the problem is?
It alleges that more than half of the tenured teachers fired in the most recent round of school closings and turnarounds were African American.
Seems to be the case.
But blacks make up less than 30 percent of the tenured teaching staff in the district and 35 percent of the tenured teacher population in the failing schools, the lawsuit claims.
35% huh? But they are only 30% of the teacher population, even less than 30%?
Reminds me of the stats for crimes committed by these people in relation to population.
What is it, 18% of pop. but 85% of crimes?
Never satisfied! was not a strike just settled?
ReplyDeleteYes it does discriminate.
ReplyDeleteIt's called "your being fired because you can't teach!"
Oh they can teach.with crackulators not calculators.
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