EEOC Renews Push for Schools Data in Native American Bias Probe

The EEOC filed its second subpoena enforcement action as part of its investigation of discrimination against Native Americans at a New Mexico school district.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Thursdayit filed the lawsuit in US District Court for New Mexico after Gallup-McKinley County Schools failed to produce requested information about applicants and current employees. The second enforcement action was filed Monday.

The school district launched a separate ongoing lawsuit against the EEOC in August, shortly before the commission filed its first subpoena enforcement action. The district’s complaint alleged the investigation stemming from an August 2024 commissioner’s charge filed by ...