Francis Lawrence and Kathryn Tenopir Remkiewicz - Page 2




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                                  FINDINGS OF FACT                                    
               Petitioners resided in Oakdale, California, at the time                
          their petition was filed in this case.  Francis L. Remkiewicz               
          (petitioner), during August 1993, was employed by the Board of              
          the Lynwood School District as an assistant superintendent for              
          business services.  Petitioner, who is Caucasian, was supervised            
          by an African American; the senior management staff was composed            
          exclusively of African Americans; and the school district board             
          was composed of a majority of African Americans.  Petitioner                
          believed that he was being discriminated against, and he was                
          concerned that his employment could be terminated.  Although he             
          believed himself to be qualified, he was given substandard                  
          ratings, bypassed in his line of authority or command, and his              
          responsibilities were relegated to African American employees who           
          were subordinate to petitioner.                                             
               During April 1994, petitioner made a complaint about the               
          perceived discrimination to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity           
          Commission, which in turn referred the matter to the California             
          Department of Fair Employment and Housing, which in turn notified           
          petitioner’s school board.  The school board notified petitioner            
          that they did not intend to reemploy him at the end of his 1-year           
          term and offered him an opportunity to address the board during             
          April 1994.  Petitioner expected to be terminated from his                  
          current position but hired an attorney for the purpose of                   






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