Fired Tennis Coach Fails to Show Others’ Slur Use Same as His

Western Illinois University’s White, former head women’s tennis coach lacked evidence he was mistreated because of his race following an incident in which he used an anti-Black slur and after the school developed other concerns about his performance, a federal judge ruled.

Mirko Bjelica can’t prove Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act was violated because he failed to identify a Black co-worker who engaged in similar misconduct and was treated more favorably, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois said.

Bjelica was issued a letter of reprimand and ordered to undergo cultural sensitivity training after ...