Idaho State to pay more than $725,000 in racial discrimination lawsuit

A judge ordered Idaho State University to pay Chanica Sintima $728,371.55 and reinstate her after she won a racial discrimination lawsuit. Sintima, a Black doctoral pharmacy student, said the university treated her more harshly than a white classmate and removed her from a clinical rotation, leading to a failing grade and expulsion. A Bannock County jury had found the university liable; the latest order adds legal fees and costs.