ELECTRONIC DEVICES
Cell phones and other electronic devices are allowed on school property with written permission
from the parent or guardian. Use of electronic devices during the school day is limited to school-
directed, educational activities only.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY-NONDISCRIMINATION
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The President and the Congress of the United States and the State of Connecticut have enacted laws and
issued directives affirming their intent to protect and grant equal opportunity, to all employees and
students. Also, the federal government and the State of Connecticut have enacted and enforced laws
regarding the equality of employment and equality of opportunity in education.
The Board of Education reaffirms its policy of equal educational opportunity for all students and
prohibits discrimination because of race, color, religious creed, age, marital status, national origin,
ancestry, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, learning disability,
intellectual disability and mental disability or physical disability in district educational programs and
activities, including, but not limited to course offerings, athletic programs, guidance and counseling, and
tests and procedures. The District provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth
groups. To the maximum extent possible, an intensive affirmative action program shall be an integral
part of an educational policies and programs.
The Board of Education also reaffirms its policy of equal employment opportunity for all persons and to
prohibit discrimination in employment because of race, color, religious creed, age, marital status,
national origin, sex, sexual orientation, including gender identity/expression, ancestry, present or past
history of mental disorder, mental retardation, pregnancy, or physical disability, except in the case of a
bona fide occupational qualification or need. Sexual harassment shall not influence employment
decisions, nor shall decisions be influenced, affected, or determined on the basis of membership in or
holding of office in an employee association or union. This policy shall be relevant to every aspect of
employment not limited to but including upgrading, demotion or transfer, recruitment and/or recruitment
advertising, layoff or termination, rates of pay, other forms of compensation including fringe benefits,
employment selection or selection for training and apprenticeships, promotion or tenure.
These statements shall be made available to all present and future employees and students.
(cf. 4112/4212 - Nondiscrimination)
(cf. 6121 - Nondiscrimination in Instruction)
Legal Reference:
Connecticut General Statutes
10-153 Discrimination on account of marital status. (as amended by PA
11-55 to include gender identity or expression)
46a-60 Discriminatory employment practices prohibited.
Legal Reference:
Connecticut General Statutes (continued)
Federal Law
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act 1964
20 U.S.C. 7905 (Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act contained in No Child Left Behind Act of 2001)
Section 504 and the Federal Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 20 U.S.C. 706(7)(b).
The Americans with Disabilities Act as amended by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008
Chalk v. The United States District Court of Central California.
The Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Act of 1974, as amended, 38U.S.C. §4212
Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.
Civil Rights Act of 1987.
Public Law 111-256
Meacham v. Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory 128 S.Ct. 2395, 76 U.S.L.W. 4488 (2008)
Federal Express Corporation v. Holowecki 128 S.Ct. 1147, 76 U.S.L.W. 4110 (2008)
Kentucky Retirement Systems v. EEOC 128 S.Ct. 2361, 76 U.S.L.W. 4503 (2008)
Sprint/United Management Co. v. Mendelsohn 128 S.Ct. 1140, 76 U.S.L.W. 4107 (2008)
Policy Adopted: November 28, 2017
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