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Racial discrimination claims

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===Racial discrimination claims===
===Racial discrimination claims===
Between 2020 and 2022, three fired employees at SCAD claimed racial discrimination in being treated “differently” than white members, in having a "hostile work environment", and retaliation for speaking out. SCAD refuted the claims, responding that "SCAD human resources practices are fair, just, and professional".{{cite web |last1=Polansky |first1=Rachel |date=April 18, 2022|title=Ga. college accused of discriminating against Black employees |url=https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2022/04/18/ga-college-accused-discriminating-against-black-employees/ |website=atlantanewsfirst.com |publisher=[[WANF]] |access-date=2 November 2025}} A lawsuit by one claimant, fired fishing coach Isaac Payne, was dismissed at trial and on appeal.{{cite web |title=USCA11 Case: 22-11556 Document: 40-1 Isaac Payne versus Savannah College of Art and Design Inc.|date=August 31, 2023 |url=https://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/files/202211556.pdf |website=media.ca11.uscourts.gov |access-date=2 November 2025}} The second claimant, fired English as a second language instructor Shantell Colebrooke, filed a discrimination charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) with no decision being reported by her.{{cite web |last1=Colebrooke |first1=Shantell |title=Shantell C. |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/shantellcolebrooke |website=linkedin.com |publisher=[[LinkedIn]] |access-date=2 November 2025}}{{cite web |title=Shantell Colebrooke |url=https://www.tc.columbia.edu/organization-and-leadership/spa-nola/people/students/2024-cohort/ |website=tc.columbia.edu |access-date=2 November 2025}} The third claimant, director of giving Darnell Holcomb, was fired because SCAD said he “did not meet fundraising performance goals.” His EEOC claim resulted in a decision in favor of SCAD. Reportedly "the risk of paying significant arbitration costs discouraged him from continuing his discrimination case against SCAD.”{{cite web |last1=McCartin |first1=Ava|date=2024 |title=In Payne? Can't Pay? The Eleventh Circuit's Paradoxical Standard for Loser-Pays Arbitration Provisions |url=https://sites.psu.edu/arbitrationlawreview/tag/effective-vindication/ |website=sites.psu.edu |publisher=Arbitration Law Review - Pennsylvania State University |access-date=2 November 2025}}
Between 2020 and 2022, three fired employees at SCAD claimed racial discrimination in being treated “differently” than white members, in having a "hostile work environment", and retaliation for speaking out. SCAD refuted the claims, responding that "SCAD human resources practices are fair, just, and professional".{{cite web |last1=Polansky |first1=Rachel |date=April 18, 2022|title=Ga. college accused of discriminating against Black employees |url=https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2022/04/18/ga-college-accused-discriminating-against-black-employees/ |website=atlantanewsfirst.com |publisher=[[WANF]] |access-date=2 November 2025}} A lawsuit by one claimant, fired fishing coach Isaac Payne, was dismissed at trial and on appeal.{{cite web |title=USCA11 Case: 22-11556 Document: 40-1 Isaac Payne versus Savannah College of Art and Design Inc.|date=August 31, 2023 |url=https://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/files/202211556.pdf |website=media.ca11.uscourts.gov |access-date=2 November 2025}} The second claimant, fired English-as-a-Second-Language instructor Shantell Colebrooke, filed a discrimination charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) with no decision being reported by her.{{cite web |last1=Colebrooke |first1=Shantell |title=Shantell C. |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/shantellcolebrooke |website=linkedin.com |publisher=[[LinkedIn]] |access-date=2 November 2025}}{{cite web |title=Shantell Colebrooke |url=https://www.tc.columbia.edu/organization-and-leadership/spa-nola/people/students/2024-cohort/ |website=tc.columbia.edu |access-date=2 November 2025}} The third claimant, Director of Giving Darnell Holcomb, was fired because SCAD alleged he did not meet fundraising performance goals. His EEOC claim resulted in a decision in favor of SCAD. Reportedly, the risk of paying significant arbitration costs discouraged him from continuing his discrimination case against SCAD.{{cite web |last1=McCartin |first1=Ava|date=2024 |title=In Payne? Can't Pay? The Eleventh Circuit's Paradoxical Standard for Loser-Pays Arbitration Provisions |url=https://sites.psu.edu/arbitrationlawreview/tag/effective-vindication/ |website=sites.psu.edu |publisher=Arbitration Law Review - Pennsylvania State University |access-date=2 November 2025}}


===Censure of SCAD===
===Censure of SCAD===
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