Case
Legal Insurrection Foundation v. Providence Public School District (School Loan Forgiveness Program Open Only to Non-White Teachers Challenged)
Case Particulars
Tribunal
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Date Filed
November 15, 2022
Docket No.
N/A
Case Status
The case is ongoing.
Case Overview
Legal Insurrection Foundation filed an administrative complaint charging Providence Public School District with civil rights violations for a racially discriminatory program. Specifically, LIF has challenged a racially discriminatory loan forgiveness program that PPSD devised, which program is open only to newly- and recently-hired non-white teachers. The case was filed with the U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Civil Rights, which then made a formal referral of the case to the EEOC, which is investigating.
Case Documents
Administrative Complaint (U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Civil Rights), November 15, 2022
Letter of Referral, OCR to EEOC, February 3, 2023
Media Coverage
William A. Jacobson, Rhode Island Foundation Stands By Funding Providence Teacher Hiring Program That Discriminates Against Whites, LEGAL INSURRECTION (February 25, 2023)
William A. Jacobson, Providence (RI) Schools Appear To Abandon Segregated Teacher Meetups After Legal Insurrection Challenge, LEGAL INSURRECTION (February 19, 2023)
William A. Jacobson, Providence (RI) Schools Continue Anti-White New Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program As Investigation Moves To EEOC, LEGAL INSURRECTION (February 9, 2023)
William A. Jacobson, Providence (RI) School District Backs Away From Segregated Teacher Event After Legal Insurrection Exposé, LEGAL INSURRECTION (January 19, 2023).
NBC 10 News, Legal watchdog claims Providence teacher event discriminates against race, WJAR (Channel 10) (January 19, 2023).
Matt Allen Show, Bill Jacobson Cornell Professor Founder Legal Insurrection Dot Com – Providence Public School District’s Event Discriminating Against White Teachers, WPRO (January 19, 2023).
William A. Jacobson, Segregated Providence (RI) Teacher Event Open Only to “Educators of Color” Challenged By Legal Insurrection Foundation, LEGAL INSURRECTION (January 18, 2023).
William A. Jacobson, Black Community Activists Support Legal Insurrection’s Challenge To Providence School’s Anti-White Hiring Incentives, LEGAL INSURRECTION (November 30, 2022).
Matt Allen Show, Bill Jacobson Cornell Professor Founder Legal Insurrection Dot Com – Providence School District Offering Student Loan Forgiveness to Non White Teachers, WPRO (November 16, 2022).
William A. Jacobson, Providence (RI) Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program Only Open To Non-Whites Challenged By Legal Insurrection Foundation, LEGAL INSURRECTION (Nov 15, 2022).
Brian Flood, Providence school district slapped with civil rights complaint over loan forgiveness only for non-Whites, FOX NEWS (Nov 15, 2022).