From what I’ve been reading in various news articles over the past few months is that enrollment is down in many schools across the US, in particularly inner city schools. As a former educator I do know that educators in K-12 schools are predominantly white, especially with regards to those who have seniority. Regarding younger teachers that is changing as there are more and more non white teachers joining the profession. The reality is that with regards to seniority it will easily be over represented by white teachers.
I can see a discrimination suit against the union, by it’s members, for failing to provide equal representation. I’d also expect a mass exodus of members from the union when they realize membership (with dues) doesn’t give them equal representation. Probably one of the stupidest moves a union has ever made.
By underrepresented they mean there are fewer minorities than their population would indicate, not that they don’t have proper representation from the union or whatever.
It always takes less time to Google whatever it is one wants to find out than it is to read someone’s article and then argue over what the link did or did not include.
Where did you get that. They already stated they are facing layoffs due to drop in enrollment this year.
"The agreement could prove important very soon, given that the district is likely to cut jobs because of budget reductions due to lower enrollments, according to ABC News 4. "
“The more than four dozen teachers slated to lose their jobs this fall largely due to enrollment declines would not be impacted by the affirmative action measure, the paper said.”
They are a teachers union. They will do as they please because they donate to lib garbage like Ilhan Omar who back them up along with the rest of the lib garbage.
How do you have a discussion about a policy if you think people shouldn’t Google it to find out what the actual policy is before discussing it? I guess we should spend 2/3 of the thread bitching about how no one will provide a link to the policy instead of just Googling it.
“The only remedy to present discrimination is future discrimination” - that’s an actual Ibram X. Kendi, High Priest of Woke™, quote.
It shouldn’t surprise anybody that the vanguard of the Democratic Party, a teachers union, is following that mantra. Similar initiatives will sprout from all institutions that are controlled by Democrats, if they haven’t already, and Progressive Judges will toss all legal challenges out of their courts.