A Minnesota school district is facing a lawsuit alleging it violates civil rights laws by excluding white people from certain educational opportunities. The lawsuit cites the district's use of grant funding to support a race-based educator affinity group that focuses on recruiting, mentoring, and retaining teachers of color. The district defends its actions, arguing that diverse staff benefits all students and that its practices are legal and consistent with best educational practices.
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as well as the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment by excluding white people from certain opportunities.
According to the district’s Employees of Color Resource Group webpage, the affinity group seeks to provide “mentorship for new teachers of color,” and on the district’s Grow Your Own webpage, its efforts to recruit, mentor, and retain teachers of color are described.
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