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You are here: US News Teacher Sues CPS, Claiming Discrimination On Basis Of His HIV Status, Race (HuffingtonPost)

Teacher Sues CPS, Claiming Discrimination On Basis Of His HIV Status, Race (HuffingtonPost)

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A Chicago public school teacher filed a lawsuit against the city's Board of Education and his school's principal because he claims he was discriminated against -- because he is HIV-positive and African-American.

Jumeck Smith, an elementary teacher at Von Humboldt School, filed a lawsuit [PDF] in U.S. District Court Wednesday against the Chicago Board of Education claiming that he has been "treated less favorably than similarly situated teachers who are not African American." He also says he was denied the accommodations that he needs, due to his being HIV-positive, by Alexandria Sophia Guilamo, the school's principal.

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Complete article at Huffington Post : http://huff.to/oYQ99F