March 18, 2026
The Eleventh Circuit ruled that Georgia county school officials can't escape a Black ex-teacher's suit alleging they ignored a race discrimination settlement that required enacting a plan to address hiring bias.
September 17, 2025
The Eleventh Circuit appeared unlikely Wednesday to let Georgia school officials escape accusations they violated a settlement requiring their district to hire more Black educators, with one judge slamming as "ridiculous" the notion they could plead ignorance over whether the agreement was binding on them.