Section 200.50 Treatment of Students

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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › CHAPTER I: STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Part 200 SEX EQUITY › Section 200.50 Treatment of Students

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Section 200

Section 200.50  Treatment of

Students

a)         No student shall, on the basis of sex, be denied equal access

to programs, activities, services or benefits or be limited in the exercise of

any right, privilege, advantage, or opportunity.

b)         A system shall apply the same system and program admission standards

for both sexes.

c)         A system shall not set quotas limiting the number of either

male or female students who will be admitted to the system, its schools,

programs, courses or activities unless such quotas have the effect of

furthering affirmative action goals established by the system to overcome the

effects of conditions that resulted in limited participation in a program or

activity by persons of a particular sex.

d)         Graduation requirements shall be the same for both sexes.

e)         No student shall be discriminated against because of his or

her actual or potential marital or parental status.

1)         Pregnancy shall be treated as any other temporary disability.

2)         Pregnancy or parenthood shall not be considered cause for

dismissal or exclusion from any program or activity.

3)         Participation in special programs provided for pregnant

students or students who are parents shall be at the student's option.

4)         Systems shall eliminate administrative and programmatic

barriers to school attendance and school completion by pregnant students or

students who are parents.

f)         No student shall be subjected to sexual intimidation or

harassment by any school employee, by other students, or by the effect of any

school policy or practice.

g)         A system shall not discriminate on the basis of sex in the

bestowing of awards, honors, scholarships and financial aids.

h)         A system's discipline policies and practices may not

discriminate on the basis of sex.

i)          Codes of conduct established by a system shall not

discriminate on the basis of sex

by other students, or by the effect of any

school policy or practice.

g)         A system shall not discriminate on the basis of sex in the

bestowing of awards, honors, scholarships and financial aids.

h)         A system's discipline policies and practices may not

discriminate on the basis of sex.

i)          Codes of conduct established by a system shall not

discriminate on the basis of sex.

j)          A system may not discriminate on the basis of sex in the

provision of employment opportunities for students; a system may not enter into

work study or cooperative employment agreements with employers who discriminate

against students on the basis of sex.

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