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NONDISCRIMINATION – TITLE IX ( continued ) 5145.4
Legal Reference : ( Americans with Disabilities Act Amendment Act of 2008 , 42 USC §§ 12101 et seq ) Individuals with Disabilities Education Act , 20 USC §§ 1400 et seq . ( IDEA ) Chalk v . The United States District Court of Central California . Amendments of Americans with Disabilities Act , Title II and Title III , Regulation to Implement ADA Amendments Act of 2008 . Federal Register , Vol . 81 , No . 155 ( 28 CFR Parts 35 & 36 )
Policy Adopted :
April 27 , 1998 Policy
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Reviewed :
September 22 , 2009
Policy Adopted :
February 23 , 2021
GRIEVEANCE PROCEDURES ( TITLE IX ) 5145.6
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 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 .
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 administrative regulations .
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 Reference : 20 U . S . C . 1681 – Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 34 C . F . R . Part 106 – Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 Policy
Adopted : February 23 , 2021
NON-DISCRIMINATION It is the policy of the Enfield Board of Education not to discriminate on the basis of race , color , sexual orientation , national origin , sex , or handicap in its educational programs , activities , or employment policies as required by Title VI , Title IX , and Section 504 . All courses and activities offered by Enfield Schools are open to any student .
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