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EQUAL  EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES

The right of a student to participate fully in classroom instruction shall not be abridged or impaired because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, and disability, or any other reason not related to the student's individual capabilities.

The right of students to participate in extracurricular activities shall be dependent only upon their maintaining the minimum academic and behavioral standards established by the Board, and their individual ability in the extracurricular activity.

Adopted:  date of Manual adoption

LEGAL REF.:
Arizona Constitution, Act XI, Sec. 6
20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq., Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
20 U.S.C. 1681, Education Amendments of 1972, Title IX
20 U.S.C. 1703, Equal Educational Opportunities Act
29 U.S.C. 794, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, (Section 504)
42 U.S.C. 2000, Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended in 1972,Title VI, Title VII
42 U.S.C. 11301, McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 2001,
   as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015

CROSS REF.:
AC - Nondiscrimination
ACA - Sexual Harassment
ACAA - Title IX Sexual Harassment
GBA - Equal Employment Opportunity
GCQF - Discipline, Suspension, and Dismissal of Professional Staff Members
GDQD - Discipline, Suspension, and Dismissal of Support Staff Members
IHBA - Special Educational Programs and Accommodations for Disabled Students
JII - Student Concerns, Complaints and Grievances
JK - Student Discipline
JKD - Student Suspension
KED - Public Concerns/Complaints about Facilities or Services