The Cook County Human Rights Commission has found “substantial evidence” of sexual-orientation discrimination after Lambda Legal filed a complaint against the Bremen Community High School District No. 228 and School Board President Evelyn Gleason on behalf of former school district superintendent Dr. Richard Mitchell, according to a Lambda Legal press release.
The commission ruled that Mitchell was discriminated against during his employment and that the school district fired him without just cause when he asserted his rights under the Cook County Human Rights Ordinance.
“The findings clearly illustrate that school boards can’t be in the business of firing teachers or administrators because they are gay,” said Christopher Clark, senior staff attorney in Lambda Legal’s Midwest Regional Office.
The school district is based in Midlothian and includes Bremen, Hillcrest, Tinley Park and Oak Forest high schools.