Federal Officials Investigating Claims of Discrimination in New Mexico School District

Federal officials investigating claims of discrimination in New Mexico school district

GALLUP, N.M. (KRQE) – A federal agency filed an action in court against a New Mexico school district alleging that it discriminated against Native American employees and job applicants. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is investigating claims filed in 2024 against Gallup-McKinley County Schools. PNM Power Pros program grows, adding new high schools this semester According to the EEOC, administrators from the school district have…

EEOC Files Subpoena Enforcement Action Against Gallup-Mckinley County Schools

EEOC News: ALBUQUERQUE — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today a federal court filing to enforce two administrative subpoenas it issued during its investigation into allegations Gallup-Mckinley County Schools (GMCS) engaged in intentionally discriminatory hiring and other unlawful employment practices against Native American applicants and employees. GMCS is comprised of multiple elementary, middle, and high sch…

EEOC seeks to enforce subpoenas against school district that sued agency over bias probe

The news comes just weeks after New Mexico’s Gallup-McKinley County Schools sued the commission, alleging that its investigation exceeded EEOC’s authority.