COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – A dozen female police officers are suing the Colorado Springs Police Department over a new physical fitness test they say discriminates against women.
Every CSPD officer is expected to perform the same physical tasks in the same amount of time regardless of age and gender.
38 percent of female officers over the age of 40 failed the test and say they were told to “shape up” in six months and pass, or face termination.
The department is refusing to comment on the litigation.
