Maplewood police officer files racial discrimination lawsuit

Officer Chian Weeks Rivera claims that she received a dress code violation because she wore her hair in bantu knots, a hairstyle commonly worn by Black women.

News 12 Staff

Nov 18, 2023, 11:12 AM

Updated 383 days ago

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A Maplewood police officer recently filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the town.
Officer Chian Weeks Rivera claims that she received a dress code violation because she wore her hair in bantu knots, a hairstyle commonly worn by Black women.
Her attorney says she was wrongly targeted because of her race.