1530 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (M)
M
The Board of
Education shall, in accordance with law, guarantee equal employment opportunity
in the school of this district.
Each otherwise
qualified person shall be offered equal access to all categories of employment
and equal pay for equal work in this district without regard to the candidate’s
race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status,
affectational or sexual orientation or sex, social or economic status, or
disability. The school district’s employment applications and
pre-employment inquiries conform to the guidelines of the New Jersey Division
of Civil Rights.
The Board will
use equitable practices that prevent imbalance and isolation based on race,
color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status,
affectational or sexual orientation or sex, social or economic status, or
disability among the district’s certificated and non-certificated staff and
within every category of employment, including administration. Promotions
and transfers will be monitored to ensure non-discrimination.
The Board will
target underutilized groups, so that the district’s employment of females and
minorities in every category of employment equals or exceeds their representation
within the county workforce. The Board will provide among the faculty of
each school role models of diverse racial and cultural backgrounds.
For the purpose
of this policy, “disability” means suffering from physical disability; from any
mental, psychological, or developmental disability; or from AIDS or HIV
infection.
The Board shall
not enter into, or maintain, any contracts with a person, agency, or
organization if it has knowledge that such person, agency, or organization
discriminates on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin,
ancestry, age, marital status, affectational or sexual orientation or sex,
social or economic status, or disability, either in employment practices or in
the provision of benefits or services to pupils or employees.
The Chief
School Administrator shall promulgate a complaint procedure for the
adjudication of disputes alleging violation of the law prohibiting
discrimination in employment or this policy.
The Board shall
not discriminate against any person for that person’s exercise of rights under
the laws prohibiting discrimination in employment or this policy.
42 U.S.C.A.
12101 et seq.
N.J.S.A. 10:5-1
et seq.
N.J.S.A.
18A:6-5; 18A:6-6; 18A:28-10; 18A:29-2
N.J.A.C.
6A:7-1.1 et seq.
Adopted: 12
March 2007
Revised:
9 February 2009