Section 200.60 Educational Programs and Activities

Section 200

Section 200.60  Educational

Programs and Activities

a)         General Practices

1)         All courses shall be open to students regardless of their sex,

although students may be segregated by sex during class sessions or portions

thereof which deal exclusively with human sexuality.

2)         Students shall be advised to take courses consistent with their

interests and abilities, regardless of their sex.

3)         Neither course titles nor course descriptions shall discourage

either sex from enrolling.

4)         Course prerequisites and course requirements shall be the same

for both sexes.

5)         Course content and course objectives shall not discriminate on

the basis of sex.

b)         Selected Program Areas

1)         Music

A)        Students shall not be separated according to sex when

participating in voice instruction, although divisions within a class may be

established on the basis of vocal range and quality.

B)        The study of musical instruments shall be suited to students'

individual interests and abilities, regardless of their sex.

2)         Physical Education

A)        Each physical education class shall be open equally to both

sexes.

i)          Instructional portions of all physical education classes

shall be coeducational.

ii)         Students may be segregated by sex during participation in a

contact sport.

B)        Where assignments to classes or portions of classes are based

on ability levels, group composition shall be determined by objective standards

of individual performance developed and applied without regard to sex, and

students shall be re-grouped at appropriate intervals, e.g., when substantial

changes occur in either teaching objectives or student ability levels.

C)        If the use of a single standard for measuring skill or progress

in a physical education class results in discrimination against members of

either sex, appropriate standards which do not have such effect shall be used

t regard to sex, and

students shall be re-grouped at appropriate intervals, e.g., when substantial

changes occur in either teaching objectives or student ability levels.

C)        If the use of a single standard for measuring skill or progress

in a physical education class results in discrimination against members of

either sex, appropriate standards which do not have such effect shall be used.

D)        Neither physical education classes nor areas where such classes

are conducted shall be designated by sex.

3)         Special Education

A)        Special education referral, testing and placement practices

shall not discriminate on the basis of sex.

B)        Classes and related services for handicapped students shall not

discriminate on the basis of sex whether they are provided by the school

district, in cooperation with other school districts, or through private

placement.

4)         Gifted Education

A)        Gifted education referral, testing and placement practices

shall not discriminate on the basis of sex.

B)        Programs and classes or related services for gifted students

shall not discriminate on the basis of sex.

5)         Vocational and Career Education

A)        Students shall be provided opportunities to acquire knowledge

and understanding of vocational and career options without discrimination on

the basis of sex.

B)        Materials used in vocational and career education shall not

discriminate on the basis of sex.

c)         Classroom Practices

1)         Classroom practices shall not discriminate on the basis of

sex.

2)         Teaching methods shall in no way inhibit the participation of

any student on the basis of sex.

3)         Where appropriate, the history, roles and contributions of

both sexes shall be presented on a comparable basis in curricular areas.

4)         Teachers shall employ methods designed to counteract sex bias

that may be present in instructional materials.

d)         Instructional materials shall not be discriminatory against either

sex.