Debity v. Monroe County Board of Education

  1. May 25, 2023

    Female Candidate Nabs Jury Win In School Pay Bias Suit

    A Tennessee federal jury awarded a female school psychologist candidate nearly $200,000 Thursday in her pay bias suit, alleging the school district scrapped the role after she complained she was offered a lower starting salary than a previous male candidate.

  2. March 09, 2023

    School District Can't Escape Teacher's Pay Bias Suit

    A Tennessee school district must face a teacher's suit claiming it offered her less pay than a past male candidate when she applied for a school psychologist job and nixed the position when she complained, a federal judge ruled, saying a reasonable jury could find in her favor.