School Administrator Files Racial Discrimination Complaint Against Amityville School District

AMITYVILLE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) -- A black school administrator has accused a Long Island school district of racial discrimination.

Rodney Wilkins, 53, filed a complaint with the New York state Division of Human Rights, according to Newsday.

Wilkins claims he was recruited to become the associate principal at Amityville Memorial High School with the goal of addressing racial issues at the school, but that Superintendent Mary Kelly quickly began to undermine his work shortly after he started in 2014.

Wilkins said he was kept out of planning meetings, belittled in front of staff and relocated to a kitchen facility within the administrative building.

He remains a district employee, but must work from home because he's banned from district property.

On Monday, Kelly said in a statement that the district will vigorously defend itself against the allegations.

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