On September 25, 2000, the U.S. Department of Justice ("D.O.J.") filed a lawsuit against the Calcasieu Parish School District under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in the U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana. The D.O.J. sought injunctive relief, alleging that the defendant violated Title VII by discriminating on the basis of sex against a female job applicant for the position of assistant principal.

The parties apparently completed their negotiations prior to the lawsuit's filing, because just a few days later, on September 28, 2000, the court (Judge James T. Trimble) entered a consent decree in which defendant agreed to train its employees who make hiring decisions on its policies against employment discrimination. The defendant also agreed to keep records on any employment discrimination complaints during the existence of the consent decree, which the parties agreed to keep in place for three years, and to provide the D.O.J. with compliance reports every six months. Finally, in exchange for the applicant executing a release of liability, the defendant agreed to pay the applicant monetary damages.

The case is closed and we have no further information.

Janani Iyengar - 11/05/2007


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