Swee Lian Wee claims she was denied a promotion based on race and that school leaders created a hostile work environment
A fourth employee of Collin College in McKinney has sued the school, claiming racial discrimination and a hostile work environment., our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
Wee, who worked as the school’s director of continuing education starting in 2016 after serving as a professor for four years, applied in 2019 for a newly created position called executive dean of continuing education. “The only difference between Ms. Wee and Ms. Musa is that Ms. Musa is White of British origin, and Ms. Wee is Asian of Chinese descent, born in Singapore,” the lawsuit says.
Collin College spokesperson Marisela Cadena-Smith said in a written statement that the school “looks forward to defending the claims in court and is exploring its legal options, including counterclaims, which may be available after further review and assessment.”In February 2020, the lawsuit says, Wee took family and medical leave to take care of her husband, who was having surgery.
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