Court: Minneapolis schools can keep providing layoff protection to teachers of color

By: Ria Gupta

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: August 10, 2026

Words: 482

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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A federal judge has dismissed a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit targeting a Minneapolis Public Schools policy that shields teachers of color from seniority-based layoffs.

In his ruling Monday, U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz wrote that the policy — adopted in 2022 to help end a 14-day Minneapolis Federation of Teachers strike — does raise concerns about the “legality of the racial discrimination in which MPS is forced to engage.” The lawsuit cannot proceed, however, …

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