BOARD COMMITMENT TO NON-DISCRIMINATION                                      C06

 

Policy Overview

The board will not unlawfully discriminate against any person or group on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), ancestry, national origin, place of birth, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, or marital status

Notice of Non-Discrimination

Applicants for admission and employment, students, parents, employees, sources of referral of applicants for admission and employment, and all unions or professional organizations holding collective bargaining or professional agreements with the Montpelier School District are hereby notified that this district does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), ancestry, national origin, place of birth, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, or marital status in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs and activities.

A person has been designated by the Montpelier School District to coordinate the district's efforts to comply with the regulations implementing Title VI, Title IX and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and other non-discrimination laws or regulations. The designated coordinator is identified in the procedure accompanying this policy along with information on how that person may be contacted.

Any person having inquiries concerning the Montpelier School District's compliance with the regulations implementing Title VI, Title IX, Section 504 or other state or federal non-discrimination laws or regulations is directed to contact the non-discrimination coordinator described above.

Grievance Procedure

In the absence of a controlling grievance procedure outlined in a collective bargaining agreement, the procedure accompanying this policy will be in effect.

 

 

 

 

Date Warned:
August 12, 2003

Date Adopted:

August 20, 2003

Legal Reference(s):

9 V.S.A. §4502 (Public accommodations); 21 V.S.A. §§495 et seq. (Employment practices)

21 V.S.A. §1726 (Unfair labor practices); 20 U.S.C. §§1400 et seq. (IDEA)

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

29 U.S.C. §206(d) (Equal Pay Act of 1963); 29 U.S.C. §§621 et seq. (Age Discrimination in Employment Act)

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

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

42 U.S.C. §§12101 et seq. (Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990)

Cross Reference(s):

Personnel: Recruitment, Selection, Appointment and Criminal Records Checks (D01)