ADOPTED:      05/17/04

411

School District of Prairie Farm

                                                                                                                                    Equal Educational Opportunities

The Board of Education endorses the principle of equal educational opportunity.  Toward that end the Board supports the following policy:

1)         No person shall be denied admission to any public school or be denied participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be discriminated against in any curricular, extra curricular, pupil services, recreational or other program or activity because of the student's sex, race, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation or physical, mental emotional or learning disability.  In determining qualifications or participation, all students shall be judged against the same pre-determined qualifying standards in a manner that is fair and objective.

2)         Barrier-free access to school facilities shall be provided to the extent that no student with disabilities is denied an opportunity to participate in a district program available to students without disabilities.

3)         Reasonable efforts shall be made to identify un-served handicapped/disabled students of this district eligible for special education and/or related services.  Each identified student shall be provided with a free and appropriate public education, including a program of educationally-related services deemed essential for the educational success of that student.  Such a program of special education services shall be provided in the least restrictive environment and in barrier-free facilities.  To the maximum extent appropriate to the student's handicap/disability, a handicapped/disabled student shall be placed in an educational setting with non-handicapped/disabled or less severely handicapped/disabled students.

Students may be considered handicapped or disabled under this policy even if they are not covered by the district's special education policies.

Reference Acts, Statutes, Instructions:  ss118.13, Wisconsin Statutes; P19, Wisconsin Administrative Code; Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; Title IX, Education Amendments of 1972; Title VI, Civil Rights Act of 1964; Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; Civil Rights Act of 1991,

Cross Reference:          411 - Rule - Student Discrimination Complaint Procedures                   510 - Policy Rule