Can an employer under Title VII discriminate against an employee on the basis of his religion, sex, or national origin?

Title VII allows an employer to hire an employee "on the basis of his religion, sex, or national origin in those certain instances where religion, sex, or national origin is a bona fide occupational qualification reasonably necessary to the normal operation of that particular business or enterprise." 42 U.S.C. Sec. 2000e-2(e) (emphasis added); see Dothard v. Rawlinson, 433 U.S. 321, 332-34 (1977). The district court referred to the school district's need to consider factors such

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