Discrimination

In April 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit became the first federal appellate court in the country to hold that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers from discriminating against employees and job applicants based on their sexual orientation. This discussion reviews the Seventh Circuit’s decision in Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, and focuses on the implications for school districts’ policies and procedures.