JB: Equal Educational Opportunity**
Code: JB
Adopted:1/04/07
Revised/Readopted: 6/09/10; 9/28/22
Orig. Code: JB
Every student of the district will be given equal educational opportunities regardless of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race[1], religion, color, national origin, disability, marital status, familial status, parental status, linguistic background, culture, socioeconomic status, capability or geographic location.
The district shall develop and implement an Equal Educational Opportunity Plan that assures that no student will be excluded from participating in, denied the benefits of, or subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity conducted by the district or denied access to facilities in the district.
A student or parent may also access and use the district’s general complaint procedure through Board policy KL - Public Complaints.
All reports, complaints or information will be investigated.
A student of the district may not be subjected to retaliation by the district for the reason that the student has in good faith reported information that the student believes is evidence of a violation of a state or federal law, rule or regulation.
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[1] Race also includes physical characteristics that are historically associated with race, including but not limited to natural hair, hair texture, hair type and protective hairstyles as defined by ORS 659A.001 (as amended by House Bill 2935 (2021).
END OF POLICY
Legal Reference(s):
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d (2018); 28 C.F.R. §§ 42.101-42.106 (2019).
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. §§ 791, 793-794 (2018); 34 C.F.R. Part 104 (2019).
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681-1683, 1701, 1703-1705 (2018); Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance, 34 C.F.R. Part 106 (2020). Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101-12213 (2018); 29 C.F.R. Part 1630 (2019); 28 C.F.R. Part 35 (2019).
Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101-12333 (2018). House Bill 2935 (2021).
House Bill 3041 (2021).
