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Equal Access
In what areas are you protected and assured of educational equity and non-discrimination?
- Education Programs
and Activities
Students and employees may not be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to harassment or other forms of discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation or gender in any program or activity.
Students have the right to equal learning opportunities in their schools.
- Sexual Harassment
Sexual Harassment of or by employees or students is a form of discrimination in that it constitutes differential treatment on the basis of sex, sexual orientation or gender, and, for that reason, is a violation of federal and state laws and District policy.
Your school must respond to any sexual harassment that it knows about!
For further information on sexual harassment, click on Sexual Harassment .
- Access to Course
Offerings
Students may not be required to enroll or be denied enrollment in a course because of their sex, sexual orientation or gender.
P.E. classes must be conducted in the coeducational manner prescribed by law.
Students have the right to be evaluated and graded without regard to their sex, sexual
orientation or gender.
- Counseling and
Counseling Materials
Students must be provided with counseling and guidance that is not discriminatory.
Schools are required to ensure that any disproportionate percentages of male and females in classes and programs are not the result of unlawful discrimination in counseling activities or
practices.
- Pregnant and
Parenting Students
Pregnant and parenting students have the same right as any other student to continue their
education in their regular school. Also, they are required to attend school.
Students cannot be excluded from any school program for which they qualify, including magnet, honors or special education, because of pregnancy or parenthood.
Participation in a separate program for pregnant students must be completely voluntary. No one may require a student to transfer because they are pregnant.
- Athletics
All students, regardless of their sex, must have equal opportunities to participate in athletic
programs.
The equipment and supplies, game and practice schedules, budgets, coaching travel
allowances, facilities, publicity, support services and tutoring offered to teams are to be
equivalent between female and male teams.
Click on Athletics for more detail on Title IX athletics and physical education requirements.
Complaint Process
- Take your verbal or written Title IX complaint to the school administrator or Title IX Complaint Manager within six months from the date the incident occurred. You have the right to a timely and informal resolution at the school site.
- If you are not satisfied with the school site resolution, you may file a written complaint appeal directly with the Local District's Title IX Designee within 15 days of receiving the school site decision. This will begin the formal investigation process which must be completed within 60 days.
- If you are not satisfied with the Local District's response, you may appeal their decision by writing or calling the Title IX Coordinator in the District's Educational Equity Compliance Office or by writing to the California Department of Education Office of Equal Opportunity.
Where Can I Obtain Further Information or Assistance?
- At Your School:
Ask to speak to the school's Title IX Complaint Manager. - At Your Local District site:
- At the District's Central Office:
Ask to speak to the Local District's Title IX Designee.
Call
or write to Sue Spears,
Director and District Title IX
Coordinator
Educational Equity Compliance
333 South Beaudry Avenue
20th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90017
telephone: (213) 241-7682
fax: (213) 241-3312
American
Association of University Women
Office for Civil Rights
Association for Gender Equity Leadership
in Education
National Women's Law Center
WEEA Equity Resource Center
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