The Newtown Police Dept.(NPD)is a force of 55 officers and 30 support personnel.NPD has just adopted new hiring standards for new police officers.These include a minimum height of 5'8",a minimum weight of 160 pounds.Susan is a recent graduate with a Bachelor's Degree in Police Science.She wants to get a job as a police officer in Newtown.However Susan is only 5'5" and she weighs 130 pounds.If Susan brings a legal challenge to NPD's new hiring standards,what legal basis might she have?

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Susan does not meet the minimum height and weight requirements for being hired as a police officer by the Newtown Police Dept.If she can prove that these requirements screen out proportionally many more women than men,she might have a legal basis of "disparate impact" for bringing a legal challenge to NPD's new hiring standards.