In October 2024, Parents Defending Education (now Defending Education) asked the Chicago Local Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to investigate Community Unit School District 300 in Algonquin, Illinois. DE claims the district is breaking Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a law that bans employers from discriminating against workers based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
The district’s “2022-2027 Strategic Plan for Success” calls for a plan to hire diverse faculty and staff. Its 2022 equity audit lays out a plan for “attracting African American teachers” as part of the district’s Equal Employment Opportunity statement. A draft of the strategic plan sets numeric goals for “Diverse Staff,” including a 28% target for diverse new hires in 2023-24. But federal law says that the district cannot make hiring decisions based on race or sex.
Defending Education urges the EEOC to investigate every claim in its request, fix Community Unit School District 300’s illegal policies and practices, and order the right remedies.
Read the full complaint and see its evidence below:
