Hearing on Motion to Dismiss in FCLB Discrimination Case Held
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Vanterpool is Vice President of the FCLB and is suing the FCLB, its President Carol J. Winkler, D.C. and Immediate Past President Karlos Boghosian, D.C. alleging racial discrimination after they suspended her from her position at the FCLB.
Stating the "allegations are without merit" and that the FCLB "will continue to vigorously defend itself in the litigation" the FCLB has denied the accusations of a civil conspiracy to violate Vanterpool's civil rights which she claims were perpetuated by Defendants Winkler and Boghosian.
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The lawsuit has shed a bright light on the flow of federally back student loan money, related student loan debt and state tax dollars through a group of non profit and for profit entities that control education, regulation and licensing within the chiropractic profession though a virtual monopoly cartel. That Cartel was identified years ago by the United States Department of Education.
In the hearing, the FCLB argues that Vanterpool's suit cannot go through because the FCLB claims there was no contract and because there was no contract her discrimination claim should not be allowed to proceed.
It is interesting that at no time during the hearing does the FCLB argue against the discrimination claims or deny them.
Vanterpool's attorney argues that the FCLB's by laws and policy documents constitute the contract - indeed its the by laws and policies that allowed the FCLB to sanction Vanterpool in the first place. It was that sanction that led to her lawsuit.
Reading between the lines of the judge's comments and his repeated reference to what will come out in discovery it doesn't seem likely the judge will grant the motion to dismiss.
Of further interest in the case are the addition of the FCLB by laws admitted as an Exhibit. Beyond the charges of discrimination and the back room dealing of a "good ole boys club" that is basic walking around knowledge in chiropractic, is the plain language of the by laws that spell out a very clear "relationship" between state regulatory boards who pay money to the FCLB to play in their sandbox and "have a seat at the table" of chiropractic regulation.
That money obviously comes from state tax payer dollars.
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The FCLB by laws, its leaders and its participants seem to forget (or simply don't care) that state regulatory boards do not answer to the FCLB but answer to the citizens of the state.
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It is a sobering thought to realize that the leaders within chiropractic education, licensing and regulation are doing what they do off the backs of chiropractic students who acquire massive amounts of student loan debt. Even more sobering is the fact that the amount of that debt does not jive with the projected income to be expected as a practicing chiropractor.
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