EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, RACE/COLOR/NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION, STUDENT SEX EQUITY, SEX DISCRIMINATION, AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT/INTIMIDATION SUMMARY

POLICY STATEMENT (Policy 2.270, 7.10 7.20)

Will County School District 92 provides equal educational opportunities for all students. The District does not discriminate against any pupil on the basis of color, race, nationality, religion, sex, sexual orientation, ancestry, age, marital status or physical or mental disability, gender identity, order of protection status, pregnancy, or status of being homeless. The District does not deny access to its schools or programs to students who lack documentation of their immigration status or legal presence in the United States. The District 92 does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the provision of programs, activities, services, or benefits, and guarantees both sexes equal access to educational and extracurricular programs and activities. Complaints regarding sex equity may be filed by following Board policy 2.260 Uniform Grievance Procedure or Policy 2.265 Title IX Grievance Procedure.  No student shall be subjected to sexual discrimination, harassment, intimidation or bias, or race/color/national origin discrimination by any District 92 employee, by other students, or by the effect of any school policy or practice.  Prohibited harassment includes, but is not limited to, the following: 1) verbal harassment, such as derogatory comments, name-calling, ethnic slurs, racial slurs, or jokes, 2) physical harassment, such as offensive touching, and 3) visual harassment directed at a student’s sex, race, color, or national origin, such as offensive drawings or electronic images. Students should report incidences of bullying, harassment, intimidation, sexual harassment, sexual discrimination, sexual bias, race/color/national origin harassment or bullying, or any other prohibited conduct to the Nondiscrimination Coordinator or Complaint Managers:

•  Nondiscrimination Coordinator, Dr. Kirsten Frankovich, 815-838-8031
•  Complaint Managers, Dr. Kirsten Frankovich and Dave Blatchley, 815-838-8031
•  Complaints may also be filed by following Board policy 2.260 Uniform Grievance

Procedure, policy 2.265 Title IX, or policy 2.270 Race/Color/National Origin discrimination and harassment.

Students who violate this policy may be disciplined including, but not limited to, expulsion from school.