The lawsuit alleges that ‘anti-racism’ training at the school actually discriminated against white people
A former Virginia school administrator is suing the school district after she was “forced out” of her job for using the phrase “colored people” during racial equity training.
As reported by , Mais says she accidentally used the term “colored people” instead of “people of color” while commenting during the presentation.
According to her lawsuit, Mais immediately apologized for the “slip of the tongue” but a teaching aide chastised her. She also alleges that she was repeatedly bullied by her colleagues who said she needed more sensitivity training. The constant harassment she endured from her peers was allegedly ignored by administrators.
In September, Mais said she was forced to resign “from a job that she loved to preserve her mental health” because of the hostile work environment created by her former colleagues, according to the lawsuit. Mais is now taking legal action, seeking back pay and unspecified damages for her “pain and suffering.”
The school district adopted its anti-racism policy in 2019, which states the Albemarle County Public Schools is “committed to establishing and sustaining an equitable community…to end the predictive value of race and ensure each individual student’s and staff’s success,” per the district website.
“We have a strategic plan that talks about values. …Equity has been an important one,” district spokesperson Phil Giaramita told The Daily Beast. “Our racism policy is very consistent in what we say our principles and values are as a school division…We’re talking about equity of opportunity. Every student should have the same opportunity, an equal opportunity to achieve their highest level. That’s really what the policy is designed to ensure.”
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