# 23 Ill. Adm. Code 200.50: Section 200.50 Treatment of Students

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## Section

- **Citation:** 23 Ill. Adm. Code 200.50
- **Heading:** Section 200.50 Treatment of Students
- **Jurisdiction:** Illinois
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** 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

## Text

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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