{"id":2520236,"date":"2025-12-11T16:47:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T21:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-sues-mps-for-preferential-treatment-of-non-white-teachers\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T16:49:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T21:49:05","slug":"doj-sues-mps-for-preferential-treatment-of-non-white-teachers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-sues-mps-for-preferential-treatment-of-non-white-teachers\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ Sues MPS For Preferential Treatment Of Non-White Teachers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdoj-sues-mps-for-preferential-treatment-of-non-white-teachers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2520236&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The U.S. Department of justice has filed a lawsuit against Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) for implementing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/capitol-police-officers-issue-vote-of-no-confidence-for-top-leadership\/\" title=\"Capitol Police Officers Issue Vote Of No Confidence For Top Leadership\">collective bargaining agreement<\/a> that allegedly gives preferential treatment to non-white teachers. Following a 2022 strike by the Minnesota Federation of teachers, MPS included provisions allowing non-white teachers to bypass standard layoff procedures based on seniority, aiming to increase racial diversity among staff.The DOJ argues that such race-based advantages violate civil rights laws, specifically Title VII, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/medical-employees-win-historic-10-million-settlement-in-case-against-covid-mandates\/\" title=\"Medical Employees Win Historic  Million Settlement in Case Against COVID Mandates\">prohibits employment discrimination based<\/a> on race, sex, or national origin. The complaint also highlights other exclusive benefits for non-white teachers and hiring quotas targeting a minimum percentage of BIPOC educators by 2026-2027. The DOJ seeks a court ruling to end these practices. The case arises amid broader scrutiny of Minnesota&#8217;s educational and demographic policies, including issues related to the Somali migrant population and the establishment of culturally specific charter schools.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QcS8EdyWTbc\">FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul \/ Youtube<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/12\/11\/justice-department-sues-minneapolis-schools-for-giving-preferential-treatment-to-non-white-teachers\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Justice%20Department%20Sues%20Minneapolis%20Schools%20For%20Giving%20Preferential%20Treatment%20To%20Non-White%20Teachers&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/12\/11\/justice-department-sues-minneapolis-schools-for-giving-preferential-treatment-to-non-white-teachers\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Justice%20Department%20Sues%20Minneapolis%20Schools%20For%20Giving%20Preferential%20Treatment%20To%20Non-White%20Teachers&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/12\/11\/justice-department-sues-minneapolis-schools-for-giving-preferential-treatment-to-non-white-teachers\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/12\/11\/justice-department-sues-minneapolis-schools-for-giving-preferential-treatment-to-non-white-teachers\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Justice%20Department%20Sues%20Minneapolis%20Schools%20For%20Giving%20Preferential%20Treatment%20To%20Non-White%20Teachers&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/12\/11\/justice-department-sues-minneapolis-schools-for-giving-preferential-treatment-to-non-white-teachers\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) over a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >collective bargaining agreement giving preferential treatment<\/a> to non-white teachers and shelling out other benefits based on race.<\/p>\n<p>After settling a <a href=\"https:\/\/sahanjournal.com\/education\/feds-sue-minneapolis-public-schools-teacher-of-color-contract-provision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">three-week strike<\/a> of the Minnesota Federation of Teachers in 2022, MPS included a provision in new teacher contracts that let teachers who were not white bypass the normal system of layoffs and involuntary assignments (which are typically based on seniority), indicating the school system now has a policy of retaining racially &ldquo;underrepresented&rdquo; teachers over white teachers who have been there longer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-331881193\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;Employers may not provide more favorable terms and conditions of employment based on an employee&rsquo;s race and sex,&rdquo; Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-sues-minneapolis-public-schools-racial-discrimination-against-teachers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> in a Wednesday announcement. &ldquo;The Department of Justice will vigorously pursue employers who deny their employees equal opportunities and benefits by classifying and limiting them based on their race, color, national origin, or sex.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/crt\/media\/1420496\/dl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">complaint<\/a> also notes other benefits given by the school district to non-white teachers for being members of third-party organizations, like &ldquo;Black Men Teach Fellows,&rdquo; which is not available to white or female teachers.<\/p>\n<p>Artificially disadvantaging anyone who is white, and particularly white men, is standard practice for practitioners of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) ideology, but the school district allegedly went further by setting actual percentage quotas for hiring based entirely on race.<\/p>\n<p>According to the complaint, MPS explicitly stated its intention for the teaching staff to be &ldquo;at least 40%&rdquo; &ldquo;BIPOC&rdquo; &mdash; that is, black, indigenous, and people of color &mdash; by 2026. They also set a goal that at least 54.3 percent of new hires identify as non-white by 2026-2027.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This preferential treatment is plainly discriminatory and unlawful,&rdquo; the filing states. &ldquo;While Defendants claim that these provisions are to stop discrimination, they require Defendants to blatantly discriminate against teachers based on their race, color, sex, and national origin.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department is asking that the court declare MPS&rsquo;s protocols a Title VII civil rights violation and permanently stop them from being able to discriminate.<\/p>\n<p>The crackdown on MPS&rsquo;s alleged anti-white discriminatory policies comes even as the system&rsquo;s Somali population faces scrutiny over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-journal.org\/article\/minnesota-welfare-fraud-somalia-al-shabaab\">fraud schemes<\/a> that likely exceed $1 billion, leading even The New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/11\/29\/us\/fraud-minnesota-somali.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">to cover the story<\/a>. The policies are a reminder that the entire state of Minnesota has already made significant concessions to the (primarily Somali) migrant population imported there for the past several decades, including allowing the establishment of charter schools directly catered to them, fueling an anti-assimilation posture. <\/p>\n<p>According to a 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?view_op=view_citation&amp;hl=en&amp;user=OYrUQGoAAAAJ&amp;citation_for_view=OYrUQGoAAAAJ:u-x6o8ySG0sC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">study<\/a> by Abdiqani Y. Farah of the University of Northeastern Somalia, about 12 percent of charter schools in the entire state of Minnesota are led by Somalis, and in those schools the student populations are between 98 percent and 100 percent Somali. &ldquo;Interviews with parents and school leaders reveal that the primary motivations are not traditional academic metrics,&rdquo; Farah states. &ldquo;Instead, parents prioritize &lsquo;safe havens&rsquo; that ensure cultural and religious preservation, safety from discrimination, and language maintenance.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Breccan F. Thies is the White House correspondent for The Federalist. He previously covered education and culture issues for the Washington Examiner and Breitbart News. He holds a degree from the University of Virginia and is a 2022 Claremont Institute Publius Fellow. 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