Students

GENDER EQUITY

B.P. 5145.3a

District programs and activities shall be free from discrimination with respect to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, ethnic group, marital or parental status, and physical or mental disability.

The Governing Board shall ensure equal opportunities for all students in admission and access to academic courses, guidance and counseling programs, athletic programs, testing procedures, vocational education and other activities.

School staff and volunteers must be especially careful to guard against unconscious sex discrimination and stereotyping in instruction, guidance and supervision.

In order to encourage the individual development and self-esteem of each student, regardless of gender, all instructional materials, presentations, and opportunities shall portray women and men, girls and boys, in a wide variety of occupational, emotional, and behavioral situations, presenting both sexes in full range of human potential. Descriptions, depictions, inferences, labels or retorts which tend to demean, stereotype, or be patronizing toward females or males must not occur; nor shall additional recognition or opportunity be given to one student over another based solely on gender.

The Superintendent shall prepare and implement a staff development plan for certificated and classified staff that provides awareness about and strategies for providing an atmosphere in classrooms and schools that meets intent of gender equity as described in this policy.

Policy adopted: 2/8/94