Title IX

The Board declares it to be the policy of this district to provide an equal opportunity for all students to achieve their maximum potential through the programs and activities offered in the schools without discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religious creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, marital status, pregnancy or handicap/disability. Additionally, the Board declares it to be the policy of this district to provide to all persons equal access to all categories of employment in this district, regardless of race, color, age, religious creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, handicap/disability or pregnancy, childbirth or pregnancy-related medical conditions. The district shall make reasonable accommodations for identified physical and mental impairments that constitute disabilities, as well as pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions, consistent with the requirements of federal and state laws and regulations.

Announcement of this policy is in accordance with State Law including the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act and with Federal law, including Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.