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Brand v. New Rochelle City Sch. Dist.

Teacher Fails to Show Exclusion From Hiring Committee Was Race-Based

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OPINION & ORDER Before the Court is Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment. (ECF No. 51.) For the following reasons, the motion is GRANTED. I. BACKGROUND This case arises out of alleged race-based discrimination and retaliation, defamation, and intentional infliction of emotional distress (“IIED”) that Plaintiff Susan Brand claims to have experienced at her workplace. A. Facts The following facts are based on Defendants’ Local Civil Rule 56.1 Statement, Plaintiff’s responsive 56.1 Statement, and supporting materials, and are undisputed except as noted.1 1. Background Plaintiff Susan Brand is a white teacher who has been employed by the New Rochelle City School District (the “District”) and has worked at the Jefferson Elementary School (“Jefferson”) for twenty-one years. (Ds’ 56.1 Stmt.

3, 9.) She currently teaches fifth grade. (Id. 5.) Defendant Kimmerly Nieves has been the Principal of Jefferson since 2010. (Id. 10.) One of her responsibilities is to periodically evaluate teacher performance. (Id. 23.) She has always given Plaintiff positive evaluations, rating Plaintiff as a “Highly Effective” teacher. (Id. 25.)2 Defendant Ural Hogans is a tenured third-grade teacher at Jefferson. (Id.

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