White teachers win $2.1 MILLION in discrimination suit against NYC education department

New York City will pay out $2.1 million to three white teachers who sued the Department of Education for discrimination, the New York Post reports.

The plaintiffs claimed in the lawsuit that they had been demoted under former Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza and were replaced by people of color who they claimed were unqualified to take on their roles.

The suit was filed five years ago and all three teachers, Lois Herrera, Jaye Murray, and Laura Feijoo, will each receive $700,000 in the form of a settlement after a judge ruled they offered evidence of "race-based discrimination."