Minneapolis Public Schools’ Plan to Decide Layoffs by Minority Status Is ‘Unconstitutional’: Legal Experts

Minneapolis Public Schools’ Plan to Decide Layoffs by Minority Status Is ‘Unconstitutional’: Legal Experts
Twin City Teachers and their supporters march in Minneapolis on Feb. 12, 2022 Hannah Hobus/Pioneer Press via AP
Katabella Roberts
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A new agreement between the Minneapolis teachers union and Minneapolis Public Schools that could result in white teachers being laid off before minority teachers, regardless of seniority, has sparked criticism among experts.

According to the agreement (pdf), initially struck in March, white teachers would be laid off or reassigned before “educators of color” in the event Minneapolis Public Schools needs to reduce staff, under a section called “educators of color protections.”
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Katabella Roberts is a news writer for The Epoch Times, focusing primarily on the United States, world, and business news.
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