SERIES 3000: OPERATIONS, FINANCE, AND PROPERTY
3100 General Operations
3115 Nondiscrimination and Retaliation
The District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, or sexual orientation), marital status, disability, or any other legally prohibited basis in admission or access to District programs and activities.
A. Employee complaints of unlawful discrimination (including harassment) and unlawful retaliation are governed by Policy 4104. Employee complaints of Title IX sexual harassment are governed by Policy 3118.
B. Student complaints of unlawful discrimination (including harassment) and unlawful retaliation are governed by Policy 5202. Student complaints of Title IX sexual harassment are governed by Policy 3118
C. A contractor, volunteer, visitor, employee acting outside the scope of employment, or other non-student who believes he or she has been the subject of, or is otherwise aware of, unlawful discrimination (including harassment) or unlawful retaliation must timely file a good faith complaint alleging unlawful discrimination (including harassment) or unlawful retaliation using Form 4104-F with the Superintendent or, if a complaint is against the Superintendent, with the Board President. A complaint of unlawful discrimination (including harassment) or unlawful retaliation will be promptly and thoroughly investigated. The Superintendent or Board President will forward the complaint to one of the following, as applicable:
- Title IX Coordinator;
- Section 504 Coordinator; or
- Civil Rights Coordinator.
D. Any person may also contact the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education (“OCR”), by email at OCR.Cleveland@ed.gov, by telephone at (216) 522-4970, or by fax at (216) 522-2573 regarding compliance with the regulations implementing Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, or any other applicable laws for which OCR has jurisdiction.
E. contractor and its subcontractors not to discriminate against an employee or applicant for employment with respect to hire, tenure, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, or a matter directly or indirectly related to employment, because of race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, or sexual orientation), age, height, weight, and marital status.
Legal authority: 20 USC 1681 et seq.; 29 USC 701 et seq.; 38 USC 4301-4335; 42 USC § 2000d et seq., 42 USC 12101 et seq.; Const 1963, art 1, § 26; MCL37.1101 et seq., 37.2101 et seq., 37.2209
Date adopted: 08/09/2021
Date revised:
