The judge determined the plaintiff in the case, a taxpayer rather than a laid-off teacher, did not have legal standing to make the claim. The case can be re-filed.
The lawsuit claims the provision violates the state's Equal Protection Guarantee, and asks a Hennepin County judge to stop Minneapolis schools from implementing it.
A lawsuit has been filed against Minneapolis Public Schools over a stipulation in the teachers union contract that white teachers be laid off before people of color. (Article by Cassandra [.]
A new lawsuit against Minneapolis Public Schools seeks to stop the district from enforcing a provision in its new contract with educators that would pass over nonwhite staff members when conducting layoffs.
A lawsuit has been filed over a new teacher retention policy at Minneapolis Public Schools that critics say could result in white teachers being laid off first.