Iowa courts enforce their two-year college requirement for police applicants, even though the plaintiff had prior law enforcement certification in another state. Merrimack Co. Dept. of Corr. Federal court upholds two-year college requirement for a campus patrolman position in a suit by a rejected black applicant.
Court finds degree requirement a business necessity.
Drake v. City of Ft. Arbitrator upholds a management decision to deny tuition reimbursement to a police officer who sought blanket approval for a management degree program. Grievant may resubmit a claim for each course that is job-related. Equality of opportunity does not require city to grant educational leave to all interested employees.