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Illinois district settles discrimination lawsuit with principal

Oct. 6, 2009
The Plainfield's district had fired Lawrence Rainey, its first African-American principal

From The Joliet Herald-News: The Plainfield (Ill.) School Board has agreed to a $52,000 settlement with the district's first black principal, who alleged in a federal lawsuit that he was fired from his job because of race discrimination. Lawrence Rainey, who was hired in June 2005 to lead Liberty Elementary School in Bolingbrook, will receive $34,069, and $17,931 will be given to Rainey's attorneys, according to court documents. His annual salary when hired was $70,400.

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