Jury Sides With Teacher Who Said Kids Pelted Him With Slurs

By Patrick Hoff · September 21, 2026, 5:04 PM EDT

A federal jury said an Iowa school district should pay $425,000 to a Black special education teacher who claimed that administrators failed to adequately address students' frequent use of racial slurs...

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Case Information

Case Title

Bender v. Ottumwa Community School District et al

Case Number

4:23-cv-00203

Court

Iowa Southern

Nature of Suit

Civil Rights: Jobs

Date Filed

June 15, 2023