Court Rules Virginia High School Coach’s Claim of Race and Disability Discrimination Can Continue

By John Miller, Ph.D.   Damian Phillips submitted complaints against the Loudon County Public Schools and School Board alleging race and disability discrimination as well as retaliation (Phillips v. Loudoun Cty. Pub. Schs, 2020). Phillips is an African-American male who had been diagnosed with a permanent disability due to nerve damage that causes muscular dysfunction to his shoulder. Phillips also possesses two Masters: one in Education and the other in Special Education. Phillips served a