Disability Discrimination Act For Schools In Wake
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Age. Age discrimination involves treating someone (an applicant or employee) less favorably because of age. Disability. Genetic Information. Unlawful Workplace Harassment (Harassment) ... National Origin. Pregnancy. Race/Color. Religion.
If you think you were discriminated against on the basis of a disability, your best initial course of action may be to file a complaint with the Office of Civil Rights. They'll investigate the situation on your behalf and try to reach a resolution with the school.
Children with seizure disorders or autism may need to be accompanied by their service animal but the school may try to deny it. Children with vision or hearing difficulties may be left out of activities that the school believes they wouldn't be able to participate in.
Section 504 applies to all public schools and charter schools. Students are protected from discrimination under Section 504 if they have: 1) a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities; and 2) a record of such impairment or are regarded as having such an impairment.
Direct evidence often involves a statement from a decision-maker that expresses a discriminatory motive. Direct evidence can also include express or admitted classifications, in which a recipient explicitly distributes benefits or burdens based on race, color, or national origin.
Title II of the ADA prohibits discrimination by state and local governments, which includes public schools. Section 504 is more limited, it provides civil rights protections to all individuals with disabilities in programs that receive federal funding, which includes most public schools.
For example, it's discrimination when a teacher knows that your child has an IEP, has signed the IEP, and still requests that your child complete the work of his/her neurotypical peers — commenting about the lack of ability to get the work done.
Online: You may file a complaint with OCR using OCR's electronic complaint form at the following website: . Mail or Facsimile: You may mail or send by facsimile information to the address or phone number available at this link.
A lack of interest in providing health care or medical interventions based on a perception that the child may not be worthy of care. Negative assumptions based on the child's disability and quality of life.
Below are some examples of direct discrimination: A parent rings a school asking about admission for a child with cerebral palsy. The secretary says, “We don't take disabled children.” A deaf young person is not allowed to take part in a workshop run by a visiting orchestra, as “Deaf children won't benefit from music.”
