A Massachusetts school superintendent who’s been the subject of racist graffiti filed a complaint against his town’s school committee alleging the school committee fostered a hostile work environment and forced him out after raising concerns.
A Massachusetts school superintendent who's been the subject of racist graffiti filed a complaint against his town's school committee alleging the school committee fostered a hostile work environment and forced him out after he raised discrimination concerns.subject of racist graffiti this December
. He said in a complaint filed Friday with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination that the school committee, especially its chair and vice chair, discriminated against him for his race and didn't work to fix a racially hostile environment. "This unlawful conduct has included, without limitation, racial stereotyping, undermining, abusive and disparate treatment, unjustified and highly subjective attacks regarding my reputation and character, and the persistent failure to remedy a severe and pervasive racially hostile work environment," Easy said in a complaint.
Easy was placed on leave Wednesday without being told why, he said, weeks after he'd written to the committee about fixing the"racially hostile work environment."Sign up for NECN newsletters.The school committee declined to comment on Easy's allegations in a statement released over the weekend, citing the legal matter's pending status, but added that it remains committed to inclusivity and anti-racism.
The statement said,"the School Committee wishes to reiterate that the Wayland Public Schools seeks to foster a welcoming, inclusive, anti-racist environment; our actions have and will continue to demonstrate a commitment to those principles. We are asking the members of our school community for their patience during this time."
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