It would not be, but the Minneapolis teachers' contract deliberately does not mention race, although we can infer the intent is to retain minority teachers.This will certainly be a matter for debate and lawsuits as are many affirmative action policies.
Here is an article that explains it better than I can. It's always best to give the full story, if you are truly seeking thoughtful answers instead of knee jerk responses.
https://minnesotareformer.com/2022/03/31/minneapolis-new-teachers-of-color-layoff-protections-three-things-to-know/
This post was edited by Jane S at August 15, 2022 11:20 AM MDT
It is more nuanced than that, but you clearly see it as a black and white issue (no pun intended). My link was intended for others to get a complete picture and to understand why the Minneapolis teachers voted to accept the contract and what the fallout might be, since all you posted was a a deliberately one-sided pseudo question.
My question got to the point of the issue. They are using race to determine who will get laid off....this is blatantly racist. The purpose maybe attempting to be honorable but being deliberately racist does NOT make up for anything racist in the past.
If they want to use something other than seniority (standard), the use students test scores, the average increase each year per student under each teacher. So it is based on performance. Race should never be part of it.
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