Rahm Emanuel’s pick to head CPS sued for age, sex discrimination

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:

Chicago’s next Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard was named in two federal lawsuits during his three years as superintendent of the Rochester, NY school district, including one that accused Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel’s controversial pick of age discrimination.

Both lawsuits were filed last July.

The first accuses Brizard of firing Marilynn Patterson Grant, Rochester’s former deputy superintendent for teaching and learning, “without cause” last year after making several derogatory comments about her age. Grant, who is 58, had worked for the Rochester City School District for 35 years.

The suit alleges that Brizard, 47, told Grant and other high-ranking school officials “you all are old,” and also said during a citywide principal’s meeting that “in teaching, age matters.”

In addition, Brizard allegedly suggested that the reason there was tension between Grant and two other black women during a meeting was a “case” of “strong black women.”

Last June, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission found probable cause that Grant had been fired because of her sex, age and race.

Do Chicago voters care about this kind of thing?? No. If Mr. Brizard was a registered Republican that would be another thing. Chicago voters didn't have a problem with this "made member" of the Chicago Mob who had legal problems over his prolific career.