Los Angeles Unified has reached a tentative settlement in a lawsuit filed by a longtime substitute teacher who alleged she was discriminated against because she is white when she was fired in 2024 after being falsely accused of making a racially insensitive remark to a Black student and not given the appropriate chances to respond.
An attorney for plaintiff Dorene Shapiro filed court papers on Thursday with Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Armen Tamzarian notifying him of a “conditional” resolution in the case and that a request for dismissal will be filed by Aug. 20. No terms were divulged, and it was not immediately clear if the settlement is subject to approval by the Board of Education.
According to her suit filed March 13, Shapiro, now 80, was hired as a substitute teacher in 1967 and has been assigned primarily to Pomelo Charter Elementary, Wilbur Elementary and Superior Elementary Schools as well as Serrania Charter for Enriched Studies in Woodland Hills…