P.O.Box 34401 

  Cordova Tenn.  38134

Telephone: 901-691-9396                               Fax; 901-552-4283

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To:        Department of Human Services

             Mr. Chris Mang DHS Supervisor

             Rutherford County)

Re:       Syed and Nadira Hasnain

Owner of Learning Connection Daycare

162 Heritage Park Drive

Murfreesboro, TN

As an advocate of the child care industry, we at Child Care Provider Empowerment Association (CPEA) address all concerns of our members.

I have received a letter of complaint from the owner of the Learning Connection Daycare Center. Please review the summary of the letter from the Learning Connection below.

“I am writing to dispute three violations which have been charged against my business, The Learning Connection in Murfreesboro, Tennessee on the dates of January 16, March 28, and April 18, 2008. The charges were made by Miss Judy who is the DHS counselor assigned to the Learning Connection.  I have proof that these charges are false and unjustified.  We are the only minority-owned daycare in Rutherford County.”

I have carefully reviewed the letter and the proof. These allegations seem to imply racial discrimination.

Racial discrimination is a high-profile issue in the business world and is a very real problem that still exists—and in some cases is getting worse.

The Racial Discrimination Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of race in many areas of public life. The Act also prohibits offensive behavior based on racial hatred (racial vilification).

• Title VII and the other antidiscrimination laws prohibit discrimination against individuals employed in the United States,

• EEOC enforces the federal prohibition against national origin discrimination in employment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
• National origin discrimination means treating someone less favorably because he or she comes from a particular place, because of his or her ethnicity or accent, or because it is believed that he or she has a particular ethnic background.employees.

Today there is a drumbeat of anger across this nation aimed at immigrant workers and their families, with little regard for the truths about the lives and livelihoods of millions of people living and working here among us.  Equality for immigrant’s can only be attained when immigrant can live free from discrimination, oppression and violence in all their forms. It is imperative that policies promoting comprehensive immigration reform also support fair and just policies that protect the rights of immigrant people.

To that end, we at CPEA calls upon the State of Tennessee to review and revise, where necessary, their immigration laws, policies and practices so that they are free of racial discrimination and compatible with States' obligations under international human rights instruments;

Respectfully,

Geraldine Harris

President, CPEA

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Governor Bredesen

Commissioner Lodge

Sen. Bill Ketron,

Sen. Jim Tracy,

Rep. Kent Coleman,

Rep. John Hood,

Rep. Curt Cobb.

Rep..Joe Townsen

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES

Title VII Coordinator