(Danville, Va.) — A former Martinsville High School principal has filed suit in U.S. District Court in Danville, claiming reverse discrimination led to her demotion.

Angela Weinerth  is asking for a jury trial, at least $8 million in punitive damages, $105,000 in back pay and benefits, $445,000 in prospective pay and benefits and $1 million in  other damages, as well as attorney fees and costs.

The suit names the city of Martinsville and the current school superintendent, along with current and former school board and Martinsville City Council members.

Weinerth, who is white, was a former assistant principal at Martinsville High School.  She was named principal and served in that capacity until 2016. According to her lawsuit, she was assigned to the middle school and a black former principal was brought back to head the school.

The lawsuit alleges that the city of Martinsville “instituted a policy to employ administrators and educators in its public schools system on the basis of race, sex and age, for the explicit purpose of having those administrators and education ‘look’ like the racial and sexual composition of the students.”

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