No. 5155

STUDENTS

Series 5000

NON-DISCRIMINATION FOR STUDENTS

Policy

The Board of Education complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws prohibiting the exclusion of any person from any of its educational programs or activities, or the denial to any person of the benefits of any of its educational programs or activities because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, or disability, subject to the conditions and limitations established by law.

Legal References:

   Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. § 1681, et seq.

   Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d, et seq.

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

   Connecticut General Statutes § 10-15c and § 46a-81a, et seq. - Discrimination on basis of sexual orientation

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

         Adopted: 11 September 2006