Debro

I. BACKGROUND

1 Debro, a Black man, was hired by the District in 2008. First Amended Compl. (FAC) ¶¶ 4, 2 9. Previously, Debro had worked for twenty years as a high school teacher. Id. In 2012, he was 3 promoted to be the head of its Gateway to College program (“Gateway”). Id. ¶ 9. Gateway is a 4 continuation program that assists high school students in danger of dropping out. Id. ¶ 10. The 5 “vast majority of the students participating in the Gateway program are Black or Latinx.” Id. ¶ 13. 6 In April 2019, the District investigated its president Dr. Katrina VanderWoude for 7 violating its discrimination and retaliation policies. Id. ¶ 12. Dr. VanderWoude is Black. Id. On 8 April 25, Debro prepared a statement of support for Dr. VanderWoude that a colleague read on his 9 behalf. Id. At a “joint instructional and student services personnel meeting” on May 7, Debro 10 facilitated a discussion about institutional racism centered around the book White Fragility by 11 Robin DiAngelo. Id. ¶ 13. Vice President of Student Affairs Carsbia Anderson, who is Black, 12 had approved Debro’s plan to facilitate this discussion. Id. On May 16, two …