Student Services
Student Equal Educational Opportunities
Board of Education Policy 7:10 provides:
Equal educational and extracurricular opportunities shall be available for all students without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, religious beliefs, physical and mental handicap or disability, or actual or potential parental or marital status. Further, the district will not knowingly enter into agreements with any entity or any individual that discriminates against students on the basis of any protected status, except that the district remains viewpoint neutral when granting access to school facilities under Board Policy 8:20, Community Use of School Facilities. Any student may file a discrimination grievance by using the Uniform Complaint Procedure.
Nondiscrimination
The district prohibits discrimination against students on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, language, disability, sexual orientation, age, or any other legally protected characteristic.
District employees are expected to demonstrate sensitivity and respect in dealing with students of all racial, ethnic, cultural, linguistic, and religious backgrounds. The district’s prohibition against discrimination includes, but is not limited to, proscribing any employee from making any discriminatory statements, comments, or remarks to or about any student or engaging in any discriminatory conduct toward any student because of or relating to the student’s race, color, national origin, language, gender, religious beliefs, physical or mental handicap or disability, sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation, or actual or potential parental or marital status. District employees found to have violated the district’s non-discrimination or equal education policies will be subject to discipline, up to and including termination.
Gender Equity
No student shall, on the basis of gender, be denied equal access to programs, activities, services, or benefits, or be limited in the exercise of any right, privilege, advantage, or denied access to educational and extracurricular programs and activities.
Any student may file a gender equity complaint by using the Uniform Complaint Procedure. A student may appeal the Board of Education’s resolution of the complaint to the Regional Superintendent of Schools (pursuant to 105 ILCS 5/3 10 of The School Code) and, thereafter, to the State Superintendent of Education (pursuant to 105 ILCS 5/2-3.8 of The School Code).
The superintendent appoints a nondiscrimination coordinator. The superintendent and building administrators shall inform staff members and students of this policy and grievance procedure.
Nondiscrimination coordinator: John V. Fenton, director, personnel and human services, 580 North 1st Bank Drive, Palatine, IL 60067, (847) 963-3000.
Special Education
School District 15 provides special education programs and services for children with disabilities that conform to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and state legislation.
These programs and services are provided for students with specific learning disabilities, emotional disturbances, mental impairments, speech/language impairments, orthopedic impairments, health impairments, traumatic brain injuries, autism, hearing impairments, visual impairments, deaf-blindness, developmental delays, or multiple disabilities.
Notice of Procedural Safeguards for Parents/Guardians of Students with Disabilities
For more information about special education programs and services, please call the Student Services Department at (847) 963-3149.
Homeless Students
Board of Education policies provide that any homeless child shall be immediately admitted, even if the child or child’s parent/guardian is unable to produce records normally required for enrollment. A homeless child may attend the district school that the child attended when permanently housed or in which the child was last enrolled. A homeless child living in any district school’s attendance area may attend that school. Transportation shall be provided in accordance with the law.
The District 15 liaison for homeless children is: James Garwood, assistant superintendent for administrative services, 580 North 1st Bank Drive, Palatine, IL 60067, (847) 963-3000.
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