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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
The Board of Education, its officers and employees, shall not discriminate against any student, employee, or applicant on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, religion, marital status, sex, age, or disability.
This policy of nondiscrimination includes: access by students to educational programs, counseling services for students, course offerings, and student activities; as well as recruitment and appointment of employees and employment pay, benefits, advancement and/or terminations.
The Board authorizes the Superintendent to establish such rules, regulations and procedures necessary to implement and maintain this policy.
Cross-ref: 5311.3, Student Complaints and Grievances
9110, Equal Employment
9140.1, Staff Complaints and Grievances
Ref: Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §12101 et seq.
Title VI, Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §2000d et seq.
Title VII, Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §2000e et seq.
Title IX, Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. §1681 et seq.
§504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. §794
Individuals with Disabilities Education Law, §290
et seq.
Education Law §§3201, 3201-a
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