Board of Education v. Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities

Opinion

ZARELLA, J.

The plaintiff, the board of education of the city of Norwalk, appeals from the judgment of the trial court dismissing the plaintiffs appeal from the decision of the named defendant, the commission on human rights and opportunities (commission),1 finding that the plaintiff had discriminated against the defendant, John T. Saunders, on the basis of race, color and age. The primary issue in this appeal is whether the *494commission properly applied the burden shifting framework used in employment discrimination cases. We conclude that the commission properly applied the framework to…