The teachers accuse the district of providing preferential treatment to up to eight male teachers in scheduling, pay, and assignments; offering additional compensation to male teachers through the teaching of additional courses; and causing disruptive changes to plaintiffs’ schedules while maintaining those of male teachers.
STERLING HEIGHTS/DETROIT Two female Sterling Heights High School teachers who six months ago filed a lawsuit against Warren Consolidated Schools are expected to be back in court for an interim status conference March 4.
The lawsuit, filed by Livonia-based attorney Eric Stempien, alleges violation of the plaintiffs’ federal right to equal pay, the Michigan Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act and federal Title IX, which bars 'discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance.'