On July 18, 2003, the United States filed a lawsuit under Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq. ("Title VII") in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana against Greenwood Community School Corporation. The plaintiff asked the court for remedial and injunctive relief, alleging that the defendant discriminated on the basis of sex by refusing to promote an employee because he was male.

The complaint alleges that the Greenwood Community School Corporation discriminated on the basis of sex by: (1) failing to promote an employee when a position became vacant because he filed a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission around July 2000 alleging that the defendant denied him the position because of sex and (2) failing or refusing to take appropriate action to remedy the effects of the discriminatory treatment.

On July 28, 2003, the District Court (Judge David Frank Hamilton) entered the consent decree agreed upon by the parties. The court ordered injunctive relief as follows: (1) defendant will not retaliate against any person because they have opposed unlawful policies or practices, filed a charge or internal complaint, or given testimony in any investigation proceeding under Title VII; (2) defendant will revise its policies against discrimination and harassment to expressly prohibit retaliatory harassment; (3) defendant will provide training on Title VII to supervisors and administrators who are involved in the hiring process; and (4) defendant shall offer the employee the vacant position, including job benefits. The decree was entered for a period of two years.

This case is closed.

Erin Forman - 11/04/2007


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