White teacher declares victory after union allegedly tries to block him from board position because of his race

EXCLUSIVE – A California teachers union that blocked white teachers from applying for jobs because of their race quickly filed for bankruptcy in federal court after three months of litigation that the plaintiff said could take years.

Isaac Newman, a teacher in the Elk Grove School District, filed a federal lawsuit against his local, the Elk Grove Education Association, for alleged violations of his Title VII civil rights. The lawsuit, filed by the Fairness Center, alleged that a “BIPOC” seat on the union’s executive board barred white candidates from applying, violating the law.

“My lawsuit is a victory for racial equality,” Newman told Fox News Digital. “It’s a huge victory, and we forced them, in a matter of months, to capitulate and admit they were wrong.”

As part of those terms, the union ended segregated board seats, committed to nondiscriminatory practices and offered to pay Newman $12,000 and his attorneys' fees.

Elk Grove Education Association (Fox News Digital)

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“I'm going to run before their board to hold them accountable,” Newman said. He also said he would donate the money to charity.

If elected to the board, Newman will try to reverse the trend of “insane” diversity, equity and inclusion training for teachers in the district.

“I got to the point where I thought, ‘This is insane. I’m not going to do these trainings anymore,’” he said. “I asked the district, ‘What happens if I don’t do the trainings?’ and they wouldn’t tell me. So they didn’t tell me what the consequences would be, they just told me they were mandatory.”

“I’m going to run before their board to hold them accountable,” Newman said of his plans to cancel left-wing DEI trainings. (Fox News Digital-Hannah Grossman)

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The district called in Epoch Education, whose director called employees who don’t accept concepts included in critical race theory, such as white privilege, “poison to the culture and the climate.” The equity coach also believed the American flag was becoming a symbol of “hate” and “extremism”.

Newman plans to take the leadership position to challenge the status quo.

Dr. Nancy Dome is the CEO of Epoch Education which has been accused of spreading critical race theory in the American education system. (Fox News Digital)

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“This is the same union and leadership that refused to support my complaint about the racism that was apparent in the training,” which he said implied “that being white makes you racially and morally inferior.”

Fox News Digital has reached out to the Elk Grove union for comment.

“I thought it would be a long battle. So I haven’t fully realized yet that we’ve won this first battle here. But, of course, the fight is not over,” Newman concluded. “I’m encouraged to think that this will inspire others facing similar situations to stand up.” [To know] “You can actually tell the difference. And it’s shocking, even in California.”

Newman's complaint cites Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and California's Fair Employment and Housing Act, both of which prohibit unions from racially discriminating.

“Given the union leaders’ immediate capitulation to Isaac’s demands, it’s clear that they believed they had no legal basis to defend their board seat, which is separate from others,” said Nathan McGrath, president and general counsel of the Fairness Center. “Isaac’s victory confirms that unions are not exempt from anti-discrimination law.”

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