In the case of Kidd v Illinois State Police, a police department terminated a black male before the completion of his training program. The terminated employee claimed race discrimination due to the fact that the police allowed a white employee to continue with the training program and receive six months of special training
In this case, the court should decide in favor of the employer. Even though Kidd had a learning disability and a training program was being devised, he would not have been able to correct his deficiencies in time to successfully complete his probationary period. DB
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The appeals court affirmed dismissal of the cadet’s race discrimination claim. Evidence was presented showing that the department reasonably believed that the African-American cadet’s writing problems were less severe than the white cadet’s and that he could improve without professional assistance. There was also evidence to support its claim that it did not become aware of the cadet’s need for professional help until late in his probationary period and that it terminated him based on deficiencies in his written and radio communications. The fact that statistics show a markedly higher discharge rate for African-American cadets does not, by itself, prove discrimination in general, much less this case in particular.
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