Michigan School District Accused of Racial Hiring Quotas

A Michigan school district is allegedly violating federal civil rights law due to racial hiring quotas spelled out in its collective bargaining agreement with the local teachers’ union, according to a civil rights complaint filed against the school.

Kalamazoo Public Schools (KPS) — a district in southwest Michigan — established rules and mechanisms to implement racial quotas under its “Staffing for Racial Balance” agreement with a local teachers’ union, the Kalamazoo Education Association, the complaint, filed by education watchdog group Defending Education, alleges.

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A Michigan school district is allegedly violating federal civil rights law due to racial hiring quotas spelled out in its collective bargaining agreement with the local teachers’ union, according to a civil rights complaint filed against the school.

Kalamazoo Public Schools (KPS) — a district in southwest Michigan — established rules and mechanisms to implement racial quotas under its “Staffing for Racial Balance” agreement with a local teachers’ union, the Kalamazoo Education Association, the complaint, filed by education watchdog group Defending Education, alleges.