Penn State professor sues the college after he claimed he was forced to teach that the English language is 'racist' and the 'embodiment of white supremacy
Zack De Piero, who is white, claims he was singled out because of his skin color. He filed a lawsuit against Penn State Abington where he was an English teacher. Among the claims is that English is 'racist' and 'embodies white supremacy' | During this time he claims he was forced to grade 'hispanic and black' students differently and was subject to exercises centered on critical race theory where white staff were made to feel 'terrible.' The lawsuit, which was filed earlier this month in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, also claims he was forced to teach that the 'English language is racist and embodies white supremacy.' De Piero, the son of first generation immigrants from Italy, said his family were 'actively discriminated against - instilling a life long commitment to treating all Americans equal,' the lawsuit reads. The 40-year-old said that after alerting the university of his perceived discrimination officials allegedly retaliated by filing a bullying and harassment complaint against him and handed down lower scores on his annual performance review.