Feds sue over NYC principal who they say targeted black teachers

The Washington Post reports:

The federal government has sued the New York City Department of Education over the alleged racist actions of a high school principal, arguing that city officials allowed the principal to systematically discriminate against black teachers — and to retaliate against an assistant principal who pushed back.

“It is nearly unthinkable that, in this day and age, one of the largest and most diverse school districts in the United States would allow racial discrimination and retaliation to flourish. Yet that is what we allege happened at Pan American International High School,” said Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, whose office filed the complaint in federal court Thursday.

Devora Kaye, a spokeswoman for the New York City Department of Education, said the department has “zero tolerance for any discrimination” and “all employees’ work environments must be safe and supportive.”

The complaint accuses Minerva Zanca, the now-retired principal of Pan American International High School in Queens, of referring to black teachers’ “big lips” and “nappy hair,” and of saying that one black teacher “looked like a gorilla in a sweater.”

Why is NYC such a hotbed of racism??