DISCRIMINATION
POLICY
Title VI of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits any organization or institution receiving
federal funds from discriminating based on race, color, or national origin.
A person cannot be denied the benefits of, or excluded from participating
in, any activity or program sponsored by the organization or institution.
Title VI prohibits
any public school system or school from:
·
Preventing a person from enrolling in a school, class, or extracurricular school
activity based on race, color, or national origin.
·
Arbitrarily placing a student in a school or class with the intent of separating
the student from the general population of students because of the student’s
race, color, or national origin.
·
Setting
higher standards or requirements as a prerequisite before allowing minorities to
enroll in a school, class, or activity.
·
Unequally
applying disciplinary action based on a student’s race, color, or national
origin.
·
Failing
to provide the necessary language assistance to allow limited English proficient
students the same opportunity to learn as English proficient students.
·
Administering tests or other evaluative measures which by design or by grading
do not allow minority students the same opportunity to present a true measure of
their abilities.
·
Providing
advice or guidance to minority students with the intent to direct minority
students away from schools, classes, or educational activities based on their
race, color, or national origin.
·
Providing
facilities and/or instructional and related services to minority students which
are inferior to those provided to non-minority students.
If you feel that
you have been discriminated against, a complaint may be sent to:
Local school system’s Title VI
Coordinator:
Dan Black, Superintendent
106 West Front Street
Tennessee Department of Education
Bradford, TN 38316
State Title VI Coordinator
(731) 742-3180
Andrew Johnson Tower, 5th
Floor
Nashville, TN
37243-0375
(615) 532-6238