Discrimination is the unequal treatment of different categories of people when this treatment cannot be justified on the basis of objective and reasonable criteria. Children are more vulnerable to discrimination than adults as they are often disadvantaged in terms of social power.
Discrimination is when a student is treated worse or bullied because of the student's immigration status, disability, gender, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation.
Discrimination is the unfair or prejudicial treatment of people and groups based on characteristics such as race, gender, age, or sexual orientation.
Title IX prohibits a school from discriminating against a student based on the student's pregnancy, childbirth, or termination of pregnancy. Title IX has dramatically increased athletic opportunities for girls and women in federally funded elementary school environments.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RACE, COLOR OR NATIONAL ORIGIN IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES WHICH RECEIVE FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20202-1328.
Federal education laws that prohibit discrimination include Title IX, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, among others.