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P4121 ST. LOUIS BOARD OF EDUCATION POLICY PERSONNEL PERSONNEL POLICIES AND REGULATIONS – GOALS Civil and Legal Rights and Responsibilities Prohibition Against Discrimination on the Basis of Sex or Marital or Parental Status Except as permitted by Federal law, no employee shall, on the basis of sex or marital or parental status, be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination in employment, recruitment, consideration, or selection therefor, whether full time or part time, under any educational program or activity operated by the Board of Education of the City of St. Louis.
Legal: 20 U.S.C. Section 1681 Policy adopted: May 11, 1993 Revised: December 8, 1998 R4121 ST. LOUIS BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULATION PERSONNEL Civil and Legal Rights and Responsibilities Equal Employment Opportunity; Prohibitions Against Discrimination and Retaliation Discrimination on the basis of an individual's race, color, age, religion,
gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or veteran status
in employment and activities is prohibited. Retaliation against an employee
or applicant for asserting a discrimination claim or otherwise engaging
in protected conduct with respect to a discrimination claim is also prohibited. The Board of Education shall not enter into any contractual or other relationship which directly or indirectly has the effect of subjecting employees or students to discrimination, including relationships with employment and referral agencies, with labor unions, and with organizations providing or administering fringe benefits to employees of the recipient. The Board of Education shall not grant preferences to applicants for employment on the basis of attendance at any educational institution or entity which admits as students only or predominantly members of one sex, if the giving of such preferences has the effect of discriminating on the basis of sex. Job Classification and Structure. The Board of Education shall not: (a) Classify a job as being for males or for females; (b) Maintain or establish separate lines of progression, seniority lists, career ladders, or tenure systems based on sex; or (c) Maintain or establish separate lines of progression, seniority systems, career ladders, or tenure systems for similar jobs, position descriptions, or job requirements which classify persons on the basis of sex, unless sex is a bona fide occupational qualification for the positions in question, such that consideration of sex with regard to such action is essential to the successful operation of the employment function concerned. Discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability and veterans status is prohibited in the following areas. (a) Recruitment, advertising, and the process of application for employment; (b) Hiring, upgrading, promotion, consideration for and award of tenure, demotion, transfer, layoff, termination, application of nepotism policies, right of return from layoff, and rehiring; (c) Rates of pay or any other form of compensation, and changes in compensation; (d) Job assignments, classifications and structure, including position descriptions, lines of progression, and seniority lists; (e) The terms of any collective bargaining agreement; (f) Granting and return from leaves of absence, leave for pregnancy, childbirth, false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, leave for persons of either sex to care for children or dependents, or any other leave; (g) Fringe benefits available by virtue of employment, whether or not administered by the recipient; (h) Selection and financial support for training, including apprenticeship, professional meetings, conferences, and other related activities, selection for tuition assistance, selection for sabbaticals and leaves of absence to pursue training; (i) Employer-sponsored activities, including social or recreational programs; and (j) Any other term, condition, or privilege of employment. References Legal: Civil Rights Act of 1866
Revised: December 8, 1998 Revised: September 10, 2002 |
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