“Education is about children and as long as our efforts are aligned toward children we are on the right path.”
Deborah L. Hendrix President, Board of Education
District Policy ACA
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DISTRICT POLICY ACA Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex Date of revision: February 17, 2000 |
Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex (Compliance with Title IX)
1. Designation of responsible employee
The Board of Education shall designate an individual as the responsible employee to coordinate school district compliance with Title IX and its administrative regulations.
The designee, the district's Title IX compliance officer, shall formulate procedures for carrying out the policies in this statement and shall be responsible for continuing surveillance of district educational programs and activities with regard to compliance with Title IX and its administrative regulations.
The designee shall, upon adoption of this policy and once each academic year thereafter, notify all students and employees of the district of the name, office, address and telephone number of the designee. Notification shall be by posting and/or other means sufficient to reasonably advise all students and employees.
2. Grievance procedure
Any student or employee shall have a ready means of resolving any claim of discrimination on the basis of sex in the educational programs or activities of the district. Grievance procedures are set forth in regulations GBAA-R for employees and JBB-R for students.
3. Dissemination of policy
The superintendent of schools shall notify applicants for admission, students, parents/guardians of elementary and secondary school students, sources of referral of applicants for admission, employees and applicants for employment that it does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the educational programs or activities which it operates and that it is required by Title IX and its administrative regulations not to discriminate in such a manner. The notification shall be made in the form and manner required by law or regulation.
LEGAL REFS.: 20 U.S.C. §1681
20 U.S.C. §1682
34 C.F.R. Part 106
CROSS REFS.: ACA-E (Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex)
GBAA-R (Sexual Harassment)
JBB-R (Sexual Harassment)