A Vancouver woman is suing Evergreen Public Schools, alleging she was the victim of racist behavior by co-workers during her three years as a special education teacher.
In a lawsuit filed Feb. 25 in Clark County Superior Court, Cora Haynes, a black woman, described ongoing harassment and hostility at 49th Street Academy, eventually ending in the district declining to renew her contract at the end of the 2018-2019 school year.
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