Kalamazoo Schools Face Omplaint over Hiring and Staffing Practices
The complaint says district and union agreements set racial targets for hiring and staffing and asks federal investigators to review possible Title VI violations.
- Defending Education filed a civil rights complaint against Kalamazoo Public Schools, alleging the district's hiring practices violate Title VI and the Civil Rights Act. The organization is calling on the Education Department to investigate.
- The complaint targets the 'Staffing for Racial Balance' agreement between KPS and the Kalamazoo Education Association, a union representing more than 800 teachers and district employees. The 2025-2026 collective bargaining agreement allegedly sets minimum race-based staffing levels.
- Sarah Parshall Perry said the agreement "sets a mathematical range of teachers of color each building must hit," often overriding seniority. The plan also prescribes "financial assistance prior to going on payroll" or help obtaining loans.
- Citing the Supreme Court decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, Defending Education argues public institutions cannot use race as a hiring factor. KPS has not yet responded to requests for comment.
- The Education Department stated it "does not confirm complaints," leaving the investigation status unclear. Defending Education says it works to keep "political ideology and activism" out of schools.
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Kalamazoo schools face omplaint over hiring and staffing practices
(The Center Square) – Defending Education filed a civil rights complaint against Michigan’s Kalamazoo Public Schools over hiring practices and staffing requirements that the conservative group allege are race-based.
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Kalamazoo schools faces omplaint over hiring and staffing practices
(The Center Square) – Defending Education filed a civil rights complaint against Michigan’s Kalamazoo Public Schools over hiring practices and staffing requirements that the conservative group allege are race-based.
Michigan district accused of using racial quotas to fill teaching jobs
A Michigan school district faces a federal civil rights complaint over a union agreement that considers race in teacher placements and allows racial goals to override seniority. Defending Education filed the complaint against Kalamazoo Public Schools (KPS) last week. The organization wants the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights to investigate the school […]
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