Monday, November 9, 2015

Pregnant Officer Denied Chance to Take Sergeant’s Exam Fights Back

By Rachel L. Swarms, The New York Times

Police Officer Akema Thompson felt the energy in the air the moment she walked into the Manhattan precinct station. And as soon as she stepped into the women’s locker room, she knew why.

A sign on the wall announced a preparatory course for officers interested in taking the sergeant’s exam. The Civil Service test, an initial step to climbing the career ladder in the New York Police Department, was being offered for the first time in two years, and her station was buzzing.

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