Show 48 Discrimination crimination is at By Joe Dixon Staff Writer While Salt Lake Community College pledges to give equal education to their students some are saying it overlooks the equal rights given to employees With many suits against the school minority relations have reached a point beyond control control Clyde W. W Johnson the college college college col col- lege Equal Employment Officer who resigned April argued had unchecked favoritism and employment discrimination and said the schools school's failure to provide complainants with information information information mation on their cases is a clear violation of policy The temporary appointment of Kay Waters to replace Johnson has sparked controversy over the colleges college's willingness to accept the problem Whereas Johnson was a black non- non Mormon x Waters is a white woman who is named in at least one pending discrimination com com- plaint has denied all of the allegations of bias and discrimination discrimination discrimination nation and have repeatedly stated stated stated stat stat- ed they are seeking to improve any inappropriate comments and behaviors According to The Salt Lake Tribune there are many indications indications indications indica indica- that issues of bias and dis dis- dis- dis crimination are rampant among the college institution Such as There are up to 20 complaints in the last year given by faculty staff and students dealing with discrimination The law firm of Ray Quinney were hired to investigate investigate investigate gate the complaints including the many cases brought against the campus police department Those with pending complaints have been denied information on their claims in what may be a violation of official school poli poli- cy The formal complaints range from racial remarks and sexual innuendo to demotions recriminations recriminations recriminations nations and denying applicants based on skin color national origin origin ori ori- on- on gin religion or disability In an interview with The Salt See Discrimination on page 3 Y DISCRIMINATION continued from page 1 Lake Tribune Johnson stated there were at least ten cases where internal investigations found merit to discrimination claims or concluded other inappropriate inappropriate inappropriate behavior took place that required corrective action But claims prepared by the college college college col col- col- col lege assert that few of these cases had any merit While investigations into the allegations are still underway no decisions have been announced Attempts for comment from representatives made by byThe byThe byThe The Globe were unanswered With allegations made many employees say they will remain in their positions until the problem problem problem lem is resolved C |