Lawyer says Minnesota school district 'put discrimination into law' with plan to lay off White teachers first

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James Dickey: This Minnesota school district put discrimination into law

Senior trial counsel James Dickey provides analysis after a Minnesota school district prioritized White teachers for layoffs regardless of seniority.

James Dickey, senior trial counsel at Upper Midwest Law Center, said on "America's Newsroom" Wednesday that a Minnesota school district violated the 14th Amendment with a new policy that prioritizes White teachers for layoffs regardless of seniority. While the district claims the move is an attempt to remedy past discrimination, Dickey argues the policy is unconstitutional.

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JAMES DICKEY: What the school district has done by agreeing to this collective bargaining agreement with the teachers union is they have put discrimination into the law. And what it does is it requires that instead of laying off teachers in the future, if there are layoffs based on seniority or merit, they're going to use the color of their skin instead. And that's a violation of the 14th Amendment. … In 1986, the Supreme Court decided the case called Wygant versus Jackson Board of Education, and they clearly struck down a layoff scheme that was based on the color of skin just like this one. There is no question that this is unconstitutional. 

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