Coach’s Claim that He Suffered Discrimination Because Of His Name Falls Short

A federal judge from the Northern District of Illinois has agreed with a small college that its reasons for firing Head Baseball Coach Mark Hernandez were non-discriminatory in nature.   William Rainey Harper College is a community college located in Palatine, Illinois. The school’s athletic director, Douglas Spiwak, recommended Hernandez for hire as the school’s baseball coach in May 2007.   The college has a policy that requires new hirees to submit to a criminal background check