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Download full textDistrict of Columbia Public Schools, 2014
School-Parent Compacts are a component of school-level parental involvement policies, and must be developed by the school, teacher, and parents as a description of how parents, the entire school staff, and students themselves will work together for improved student academic achievement. This District of Columbia Public Schools School Year…
Descriptors: Parent Rights, Access to Information, Public Schools, Guides
Krall, Robert – School Business Affairs, 1998
When discrimination or harassment occurs, the school administration is responsible for investigating the problem and, if necessary, reporting it to appropriate authorities. Protected classes include gender, race, sexual orientation, color, age, national origin, religion, and disability. To prevent discrimination claims and ensuing negative…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Bullying, Court Litigation, Disabilities
Dowling-Sendor, Benjamin – American School Board Journal, 2001
A 2000 Supreme Court ruling barring age-discrimination suits for money damages by state employees against state agencies (under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act) presaged a 2001 ruling striking down the equivalent provision of the Americans with Disabilities Act. "Garrett" further limits Congress's power to regulate state…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Court Litigation, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Office for Civil Rights (ED), Washington, DC. – 1996
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR), in the U.S. Department of Education, is a law enforcement agency. It is charged with enforcing the federal civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, and age in programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance. These laws are as…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal)
Office for Civil Rights (ED), Washington, DC. – 1991
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is a law enforcement agency primarily responsible for ensuring that recipients of federal assistance do not discriminate against students, faculty, or other individuals on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, handicap, or age. OCR is responsible for enforcing the following Federal civil rights laws: the…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Access to Education, Age Discrimination, Annual Reports
Office for Civil Rights (ED), Washington, DC. – 1998
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforces federal civil rights laws prohibiting discrimination in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance from the Department of Education. Laws enforced by OCR include: (1) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin;…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Age Discrimination, Annual Reports, Civil Liberties
Federal Register, 2000
The Secretary amends the regulations governing nondiscrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, handicap, and age to conform with statutory amendments made by the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 (CRRA). These amendments add a definition of "program or activity" or "program" that adopts the statutory…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Civil Law, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation
Office for Civil Rights (ED), Washington, DC. – 1995
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR), in the U.S. Department of Education, is a law enforcement agency. It is charged with enforcing the federal civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, and age in programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance. These laws are as…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal)
Office for Civil Rights (ED), Washington, DC. – 1991
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR), in the U.S. Department of Education, is a law enforcement agency charged with enforcing the federal civil rights laws, one of which is Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VI protects people from discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in programs or activities that receive federal…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal)
Kranz, Rachel – 1992
The Straight Talk series is designed for teenagers today. It presents the most factual, up-to-date information available. "Straight Talk about Prejudice" provides readers with clear, factual information about prejudice and explores how unjust and destructive prejudice and discrimination really are. Prejudice, stereotypes, and discrimination are…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Age Discrimination, Attitudes
Harvey Social Research, Ltd., Sherwood Park (Alberta). – 1984
An audit of curricular materials and textbooks in use in schools was undertaken in late 1983 by five branches in Alberta Education: the Curriculum Branch, the Language Services Branch, Special Educational Services, Early Childhood Services, and the Correspondence School. Six Criteria for Judging Tolerance and Understanding were defined as a basis…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Curriculum Guides, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
McGhehey, M. A., Ed. – 1980
This book is a compilation of 17 papers presented at the 1979 convention of the National Organization on Legal Problems of Education. The authors are, for the most part, attorneys or educators specializing in school law. Most of the papers introduce a topic currently raising legal problems across the country and discuss the pertinent facts of and…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Codes of Ethics, Collective Bargaining, Court Litigation
