According to the consent decree, which was filed Monday, DFD has agreed to create a $980,000 fund to be paid out to African-American candidates who previously failed the test, who otherwise would have been hired if they were successful with the test.
Additionally, investigators allege that since 2015 at least 16 African-American applicants should have been hired if not for the test. The consent decree also contains an agreement that DFD is to prioritize the hiring of 16 African-American firefighting applicants and to use a different test altogether. While there were no findings of fact included in the agreement, the DOJ considered questions in the written test to not be related to the job.
What an absolute joke. So because these people can’t do basic math they now get BACK PAY and a job? This will destroy the moral of the existing firefighters. I wouldn’t want to work along side people who failed this basic (internationally used) test.
Welcome to the new America I guess.
Walsh opens his most recent episode with a recap of this insane story out of Durham. He even has a few sample questions that involve the most basic 3rd grade level math.
h/t BananaFighter