Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during the announcement of a law enforcement action during a press conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., Nov. 19, 2025. (Tom Brenner/Reuters)
The collective bargaining agreement also includes the defendants' relationship with a third-party group known as "Black Men Teach." Fellows of "Black Men Teach" were allotted extra paid training days and were exempt from "normal layoff policies, according to the DOJ. The department pointed out that, as the name implies, only black men are allowed to become "Black Men Teach" fellows.
"While Defendants claim that these provisions are to stop discrimination, they require Defendants to blatantly discriminate against teachers based on their race, color, sex and national origin," the DOJ complaint reads.
Minneapolis teachers gather in front of the Davis Center to picket on the 10th day of the teachers strike in Minneapolis on March 21, 2022. (Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via AP)
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In the complaint, the DOJ urges the court to declare the policies to be discriminatory and in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and to prevent the district from implementing similar provisions in a future collective bargaining agreement.
MPS did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
Rachel Wolf is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and FOX Business.
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