Lincoln Public Schools

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Lincoln Public Schools

• Non-Discrimination
• and
• Civil Rights
• Summer 2009

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Non-Discrimination

• The Lincoln Public Schools is committed to
  ensuring that all of its programs and facilities
  are accessible to all students, staff and members
  of the public.
• The Lincoln Public Schools does not discriminate
  on the basis of age, color, covered Veteran
  status, disability, national origin, race,
  religion, sex or sexual orientation.
• The Lincoln Public Schools will not tolerate any
  discrimination against or difference in treatment
  by or among employees, students, visitors, or
  others, based on these characteristics.

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Non-Discrimination - Title IX

• Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
• No person in the U.S. shall, on the basis of sex
  be excluded from participation in, or denied the
  benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination
  under any educational program or activity
  receiving federal aid.
• http//www.titleix.info/History/History-Overview.a
  spx
• Michael Brandmeyer, Superintendent, serves as the
  Lincoln Public Schools Title IX coordinator.

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Civil Rights - History

• The 1964 Civil Rights Act the act specifically
  prohibited discrimination in voting, education,
  and the use of public facilities. For the first
  time since the Supreme Court ruled on segregation
  in public schools in 1954, the federal government
  had a means of enforcing desegregation Title VI
  of the act barred the use of federal funds for
  segregated programs and schools.
• The 1965 Executive Order 11246 Enforced
  affirmative action for the first time.
• Civil Rights Act of 1991 Strengthened existing
  civil rights laws and provided for damages in
  cases of employment discrimination.
• Civil Rights Act of 2008 Some of the proposed
  provisions include ensuring that federal funds
  are not used to subsidize discrimination, holding
  employers accountable for age discrimination, and
  improving accountability for other violations of
  civil rights and workers' rights.

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Civil Rights - Title VI

• Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act
• This Act prohibits discrimination on the basis
  of race, color, and national origin in programs
  and activities receiving federal financial
  assistance.
• http//www.usdoj.gov/crt/cor/coord/titlevi.php
• Michael Brandmeyer, Superintendent, serves as the
  Lincoln Public Schools Title VI coordinator.

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Civil Rights/Non-Discrimination - Section 504

• Section 504 of the of the Rehabilitation Act of
  1973 (the precursor of ADA)
• Section 504 is a civil rights law that prohibits
  discrimination against individuals with
  disabilities.
• Section 504 provides that "No otherwise qualified
  individual with a disability in the United States
  . . . shall, solely by reason of her or his
  disability, be excluded from the participation
  in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to
  discrimination under any program or activity
  receiving Federal financial assistance . . ."
• http//www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/504faq.ht
  ml
• Stephanie Powers, Administrator for Student
  Services serves as the districts Section 504
  coordinator.

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Americans with Disabilities Act

• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990
• The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
  Amendments Act of 2008 - signed into law on
  September 25, 2008, effective January 1, 2009.
• prohibits private employers, state and local
  governments, employment agencies and labor unions
  from discriminating against qualified individuals
  with disabilities in job application procedures,
  hiring, firing, advancement, compensation, job
  training, and other terms, conditions, and
  privileges of employment. prohibits private
  employers, state and local governments,
  employment agencies and labor unions from
  discriminating against qualified individuals with
  disabilities in job application procedures,
  hiring, firing, advancement, compensation, job
  training, and other terms, conditions, and
  privileges of employment.
• http//www.eeoc.gov/types/ada.html

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ADA - Definition of a Disability

• An individual with a disability is a person who
• Has a physical or mental impairment that
  substantially limits one or more major life
  activities
• Has a record of such an impairment or
• Is regarded as having such an impairment.

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ADA - Accommodations

• Reasonable accommodation may include, but is not
  limited to
• Making existing facilities used by employees
  readily accessible to and usable by persons with
  disabilities.
• Job restructuring, modifying work schedules,
  reassignment to a vacant position
• Acquiring or modifying equipment or devices,
  adjusting or modifying examinations, training
  materials, or policies, and providing qualified
  readers or interpreters.

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What else can I do?

• Read the Lincoln School Committees
  Non-Discrimination Policy revised May 3, 2007.
• Read the Lincoln School Committees
  Non-Discrimination on the Basis of Veteran Status
  policy adopted May 3, 2007.
• Read the Lincoln Public Schools 504
  Accommodations Manual or view the 504
  Accommodations powerpoint presentation.
• http//www.titleix.info/History/History-Overview.a
  spx
• http//www.infoplease.com/spot/civilrightstimeline
  1.html
• http//www.usdoj.gov/crt/cor/coord/titlevi.php
• http//www.eeoc.gov/types/ada.html
• http//www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/504faq.ht
  ml
• http//www.hhs.gov/ocr/

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Acknowledgements

• Thank you to Kathleen Browning, Administrative
  Intern, for creating this power point
  presentation.