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The Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Minneapolis Public Schools (Board), Special School District No. 1, the Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) and MPS Superintendent Lisa Sayles-Adams over alleged racial discrimination against teachers.

The DOJ claims that since July 1, 2021, the defendants have worked with a teacher’s union to provide “black teachers, teachers of color, and ‘underrepresented’ teachers preferential treatment in employment decisions.” Meaning that teachers who were deemed to be members of “underrepresented groups” were skipped for things such as reassignments and even layoffs, according to the DOJ.

“Discrimination is unacceptable in all forms, especially when it comes to hiring decisions. Our public education

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