Stevensville School District

STUDENTS 

Equal Educational Opportunity

Equal educational and extracurricular opportunities shall be available for all students without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, religious beliefs, physical and mental handicap or disability, or actual or potential marital or parental status. The District will not knowingly enter into agreements with any entity or any individual that discriminates against students on the basis of sex or any other protected status. Any student may file a complaint by using the Section 504 and ADA Complaint Procedures for claims relating to disability discrimination, the Title IX Sexual Harassment Grievance Procedures for claims of sexual harassment, or the Uniform Complaint Procedure for all other claims.

No student shall, on the basis of sex, be denied equal access to programs, activities, services, or benefits or be limited in the exercise of any right, privilege, advantage, or denied equal access to educational and extracurricular programs and activities pursuant to Title IX and its regulations. Any student may file a sex equity complaint by using the District’s Uniform Complaint Procedures.

Students in private or homeschool have the right to participate in extracurricular activities in public schools. The District will not restrict extracurricular participation of students in private school or home school based on their enrollment at the public school.

Inquiries regarding discrimination of any kind should be directed to the building administrator or District’s Title IX Coordinator, who shall provide information and, if necessary, direct the individual to the appropriate complaint procedures. Inquiries regarding sex discrimination or sexual harassment may also be directed to the District’s Title IX Coordinator, the Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Department of Education, or both. The District will annually publish notice of these rights to students and parents.

The District will not deny or allow educational opportunity based on vaccine status, except those vaccines required by law.

Cross References:
Board Policy 3225 Bullying, Harassment, Intimidation and Hazing

Legal References:
§ 49-2-307, MCA Discrimination in education
§ 49-3-201, MCA et seq Governmental Code of Fair Practices
20 USC 1681 et seq Title IX
42 USC § 12111 et seq. Americans with Disabilities Act
29 USC § 791 et seq. Rehabilitation Act of 1973
28 CFR 35.107 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services
34 CFR 104.7 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance
34 CFR Part 106 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education
10.55.701, ARM Board of Trustees
§ 20-5-112, MCA Participation in extracurricular activities
§ 20-5-109, MCA  Nonpublic school requirements for compulsory enrollment exemption (Revised by House Bill 702)
§ 49-2-312, MCA Discrimination based on vaccination status or possession of immunity passport prohibited

Policy History:
Adopted on: March 12, 2024
Reviewed on: February 13, 2024
Revised on: March 12, 2024