The complaint was filed under the 1964 civil rights act that prohibits discrimination in the workplace based on race or sex.
ABC7 Chicago was unable to get a response to the lawsuit from the Chicago Board of Education.Board of Education faces discrimination suit
February 20, 2009 The suit claims that Traci Meziere was demoted after asking to take a maternity leave. She had been a full-time substitute teacher at Norwood Park elementary school. The suit says the school board denied Meziere's leave, cut her pay and benefits, and took away her seniority.
