Video: EMCC Sued For Age And Gender Discrimination

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ABERDEEN, Miss. (WCBI) – A West Point woman is accusing East Mississippi Community College of discriminating her against because of her age and gender.

Ruth Strickland filed the lawsuit in Federal Court in Aberdeen.

Strickland says she applied for a drafting instructor position in 2010 and an architectural drafting teaching job in 2014.

Both times she was passed over for a younger man.

Strickland’s attorney says she has 15 years teaching drafting and 17 years experience in professional drafting.

EMCC does not comment on pending litigation.

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