Littleton Public Schools Policy

Policy Code    JB Policy Name Equal Educational Opportunities Adoption February 2, 1993 Revised

Every student of this School District shall have equal educational opportunities regardless of race, color, creed, gender, marital status, national origin, or disability.

Further, no student shall, on the basis of gender, be excluded from participating in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any educational program or activity conducted by the District.

More specifically, as prescribed by legal requirements, the District shall treat its students without discrimination on the basis of gender as this pertains to access to and participation in course offerings, athletics, counseling, employment assistance, and extracurricular activities.

Legal Reference:  Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000d

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

                           29 U.S.C. 701 et seq. (Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973)

                           Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. 1701-1758

Cross Reference: ACA, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex

                           ACE, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap/Disability