Officer Zuriah McKnight is accusing the district of discrimination based on his race: 'Racial disparity has plagued law enforcement for too long, and it affects not just me, but countless others like me.'
Officer Zuriah McKnight is accusing the district of discrimination based on his race: "Racial disparity has plagued law enforcement for too long, and it affects not just me, but countless others like me."A lawsuit filed by a Perris school police officer accuses the Val Verde Unified School District of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.
"These issues were not isolated. They were ingrained in the system," said McKnight during a news conference Tuesday where the filing of the lawsuit was announced. "Racial disparity has plagued law enforcement for too long, and it affects not just me, but countless others like me." The complaint also alleges that McKnight's superiors made derogatory comments about the Black Lives Matter movement, and instructed McKnight to speak out against an item proposed by a school board member that would cut police funding, saying the board presidents "would be more likely to listen to another Black man.
According to the lawsuit, he alleges that it is retaliation and an attempt to defame him. McKnight said that due to stress and anxiety, he requested he be placed on medical leave.
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