No. 4152

PERSONNEL

Series 4000

NON-DISCRIMINATION FOR PERSONNEL

Policy

The Board of Education will not make employment decisions (including decisions related to hiring, assignment, compensation, promotion, demotion, disciplinary action and termination) on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability or genetic information, except in the case of a bona fide occupational qualification.

For the purposes of this policy, "genetic information" means the information about genes, gene products, or inherited characteristics that may derive from an individual or a family member.

Legal References:

     Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e

     Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 USCS § 1681, et seq.

     Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. § 621

     Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101

     Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794

     Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act, Connecticut General Statutes 46a-60

     Connecticut General Statutes § 10-153.  Discrimination on basis of marital status

     Connecticut General Statutes § 46a-81a.  Discrimination on basis of sexual orientation

     Adopted:  11 September 2006