Ex-O'Connell Teacher Files Complaints, Alleges Discrimination
Harrison: Complaining about discrimination internally 'rocked the boat' at private Catholic high school.
A Bishop O'Connell history teacher who was fired in April said he has filed two complaints against the school — one of which alleges racial, ethnic and gender discrimination against students. John Harrison, whose termination last month led students to protest and has angered more than 3,000 alumni, told Patch that he filed complaints May 1 with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights (OCR). "I filed those two complaints, and we'll see what the government does," Harrison said. "I do not believe that the actions of O'Connell are correct … and will not be upheld. Because you just don't just act this way." Michael J. Donohue, a spokesman for the Arlington Diocese, …
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Nick Appel
5:05 am on Sunday, May 13, 2012
Actually, he is a great guy, coming from someone who knows him and had him as a teacher. I suggest you shut your mouth on topics you don't know the first thing about, Jenkins. more ›