Teacher wins discrimination suit

Teacher wins discrimination suit

BOSTON (AP) -- A jury has found that the elite "Boston Latin School":https://www.bls.org/podium/default.aspx?t=113760&rc=1 retaliated against a black teacher who claimed discrimination after administrators stripped him of his teaching position and replaced him with a less experienced white teacher. Jurors in Suffolk Superior Court this week awarded Jonathan Bonds $341,000 for his claim that the school refused to appoint him chairman of its history department in 2006. The jury, however, rejected his discrimination claims. Bonds tells The Boston Globe that his case was about "reputation and honor." A spokesman for the Boston public schools says administrators intend to file additional motions in the case. Boston Latin, founded in 1635, is the oldest public school in the nation and students must pass a rigorous exam to attend. _Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed._