Discrimination /tags/discrimination Discrimination en-US Copyright © 2024 Wed, 26 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT A Florissant restaurant’s age policy gained national attention — is it problematic? /economy-business/2024-06-26/florissant-bliss-restaurant-age-requirements Bliss Restaurant allows only women over 30 and men over 35 to dine. Some experts are wary of the rule’s legality and ethics. Wed, 26 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-06-26/florissant-bliss-restaurant-age-requirements Madison Holcomb Missouri transgender student awarded more than $4 million in discrimination case /education/2024-06-04/missouri-appeals-court-sides-with-blue-springs-transgender-student-4-million-discrimination-lawsuit In a unanimous decision, the state appeals court ruled that the Blue Springs School District discriminated against the student, identified by his initials R.M.A., on the basis of sex when it barred him from using the boys’ locker room. Tue, 04 Jun 2024 20:43:46 GMT /education/2024-06-04/missouri-appeals-court-sides-with-blue-springs-transgender-student-4-million-discrimination-lawsuit Annelise Hanshaw St. Louis NAACP calls for change at bus company after worker finds noose /education/2024-03-05/st-louis-naacp-calls-for-change-at-bus-company-after-noose-found-near-workers-desk Workers at Missouri Central School Bus say the company also pushes them to do the bare minimum to “Band-Aid” over glaring issues with brake systems and other mechanical problems. Tue, 05 Mar 2024 23:23:34 GMT /education/2024-03-05/st-louis-naacp-calls-for-change-at-bus-company-after-noose-found-near-workers-desk Lacretia Wimbley Most veterinarians are women, but they face sexism in rural areas where they're needed /2024-02-23/midwest-missouri-rural-women-veterinarians-shortage Despite the fact that more women are going into veterinary medicine than ever before, some female practitioners in rural areas still face discrimination and pay gaps — problems experts say the industry will need to overcome to fill a shortage of animal care in those communities. Fri, 23 Feb 2024 11:00:00 GMT /2024-02-23/midwest-missouri-rural-women-veterinarians-shortage Lilley Halloran U.S. Supreme Court to decide St. Louis Police discrimination case /law-order/2023-12-07/u-s-supreme-court-to-decide-st-louis-police-discrimination-case St. Louis police Sgt. Jatonya Clayborn Muldrow alleges her transfer to another department was discriminatory, even though her title, pay and hours remained the same. Lower federal courts sided with the city, but the case made its way to the Supreme Court. Thu, 07 Dec 2023 18:08:23 GMT /law-order/2023-12-07/u-s-supreme-court-to-decide-st-louis-police-discrimination-case Jonathan Ahl Missouri fined $500K a year for failing to follow federal fair housing standards /government-politics-issues/2023-11-15/missouri-fined-500k-a-year-for-failing-to-follow-federal-fair-housing-standards Every year since 2017, Missouri has lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal money as a penalty for the state’s failure to meet the anti-discrimination standards of the federal Fair Housing Act. Wed, 15 Nov 2023 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-11-15/missouri-fined-500k-a-year-for-failing-to-follow-federal-fair-housing-standards Evy Lewis Transgender St. Louisans say area shelters aren’t abiding by federal housing laws /race-identity-and-faith/2023-07-24/transgender-st-louisans-say-area-shelters-arent-abiding-by-federal-housing-laws Transgender people are complaining about gender discrimination within some housing shelters in St. Louis and St. Louis County. Transgender people and housing advocates say shelter staff aren’t complying with updated federal housing policies and are denying people shelter because of their gender identity. Mon, 24 Jul 2023 10:00:00 GMT /race-identity-and-faith/2023-07-24/transgender-st-louisans-say-area-shelters-arent-abiding-by-federal-housing-laws Andrea Y. Henderson St. Louis housing advocates say trans people face housing discrimination /race-identity-and-faith/2023-05-13/st-louis-housing-advocates-say-trans-people-face-housing-discrimination Advocates for transgender people in the St. Louis region say some transgender people in the area are being cast out of shelters and other housing because of their gender identities. Metropolitan St. Louis Equal Housing and Opportunity Council officials say they are receiving an uptick in calls from transgender people complaining about housing discrimination. Sat, 13 May 2023 15:15:19 GMT /race-identity-and-faith/2023-05-13/st-louis-housing-advocates-say-trans-people-face-housing-discrimination Andrea Y. Henderson Kirkwood ‘sexualized my identity’: 3 trans educators claim discrimination, say they were forced out /education/2023-04-28/kirkwood-sexualized-my-identity-3-trans-educators-claim-discrimination-say-they-were-forced-out Three openly transgender educators in the school district say discrimination has forced them out of their jobs. Fri, 28 Apr 2023 09:00:00 GMT /education/2023-04-28/kirkwood-sexualized-my-identity-3-trans-educators-claim-discrimination-say-they-were-forced-out Kate Grumke St. Louis Police Department’s highest-ranking Black woman reflects on her career /law-order/2022-07-08/st-louis-police-departments-highest-ranking-black-woman-reflects-on-her-career Lt. Col. Rochelle Jones retired June 27 as the highest-ranking Black female in the history of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. When she was promoted in 2017, she was the first Black woman to reach that rank. Fri, 08 Jul 2022 14:19:22 GMT /law-order/2022-07-08/st-louis-police-departments-highest-ranking-black-woman-reflects-on-her-career Rachel Lippmann