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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 Opportunity

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.

New York State Human Rights Law, Executive Law §290 et seq.

Education Law §§3201, 3201-a

 

Adoption date: April 10, 1996

Revised:  April 09, 2003