Already facing several lawsuits, Collin College has yet again been sued by a former employee. The latest suit accuses the school of racial discrimination.
illustration by Sarah SchumacherAdministrator Linda Wee resigned from the school in fall 2021, claiming race-based discrimination. Earlier this month, she named Collin College in a lawsuit alleging that she faced harassment and retaliation while working there.
In addition to the school and its president, the board of trustees and three other individuals are named as defendants. The suit claims that Collin College violated Wee’s rights in one instance of a broader “custom” of discrimination against minorities. It also claims that retaliation against “employees who speak out against civil rights violations is widespread and established within the College.”
Despite having received rave work reviews, Wee alleges that her application for another position within the school was “summarily rejected.” She learned that another woman received the job in part because the woman was"born near London, England,” the suit says. Wee, who was born in Singapore, said her supervisor told her that the school wanted to hire someone “who would be able to present themselves to C-suite executives.” She also claims that the supervisor made her feel uncomfortable “by looking at her chest.”One former employee, a native of Antigua and Barbuda,Observer