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Download full textNorth Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1980
This manual is designed to aid secondary school administrators and other school personnel in avoiding illegal discrimination--while sustaining educational standards--through proper planning and managing of vocational education programs. Chapter 1 concerns civil rights compliance in vocational education by superintendents and local directors…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Educational Discrimination
Direct linkSimon, Jo Anne, Comp. – PEPNet-Northeast, 1999
When Congress passed the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, it included Section 504 which forbade discrimination against persons with disabilities by programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance, which included virtually every institution of higher education, except the U.S. military academies and a few small religious schools. This was…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation, Disabilities
Grossman, Herbert – 2002
This book discusses the forces that create and perpetuate discrimination in special education and provides suggestions for eliminating discriminatory practices. An introduction describes the harmful effects of discrimination in special education. Chapters 1 and 2 discuss prejudice in special education and suggest how special education educators…
Descriptors: Bias, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Disabilities
Grossman, Herbert – 1998
This book discusses the forces that create and perpetuate discrimination in special education and provides suggestions for eliminating discriminatory practices. Chapter 1, "The Problem," describes the enormous disparities between the school experiences and educational outcomes of poor, non-European American, immigrant, refugee, rural, and limited…
Descriptors: Bias, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Disabilities
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 1979
This is a review of a case considered by the New Jersey Commissioner of Education regarding charges brought by the Puerto Rican Congress and Council of Puerto Rican Organizations against the Trenton, Mercer County, Board of Education. The Commissioner of Education evaluated the Trenton Board's performance in adhering to State laws in the following…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Bilingual Education, Boards of Education, Compliance (Legal)
Heyward, Salome M. – 1992
This book presents an analysis of and guide to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Part I considers the evolution of compliance standards under Section 504 with chapters on civil rights compliance standards, nondiscrimination versus affirmative action, and the recipient's obligation. Part II provides an overview of Section 504 covering:…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Civil Rights Legislation, College Admission, Compliance (Legal)
James, Olive C. R., Ed.; Matson, Hollis N., Ed. – 1990
For this report on human relations and discrimination at the San Francisco State University (SFSU), campus policies impacting on students, faculty, and the university as a whole were collected. The first section reprints policies affecting students and contains a statement of student rights and responsibilities, student disciplinary procedures,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Advisory Committees, Affirmative Action, College Faculty
