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EQUAL EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES |
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(LOCAL) |
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TITLE IX COORDINATOR |
The District designates the following employee
to coordinate its efforts to comply with Title IX of the Education Amendments
of 1972, as amended:
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SEXUAL
HARASSMENT |
For student complaints
alleging sexual harassment or offensive intimidating conduct of a sexual
nature, see FNCJ. |
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SECTION 504 COORDINATOR |
The District designates the following employee
to coordinate its efforts to comply with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973 as amended:
The Section 504 Coordinator and
members of the Section 504 Committee shall receive training in the procedures
and requirements for identifying and providing educational and related
services to those students who are disabled, but who are not in need of special
education in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(IDEA). [See EHBA] |
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SECTION 504 COMMITTEE |
The Section 504 Committee shall be
composed of at least two persons, including persons knowledgeable about the student,
the meaning of the evaluation data, the placement options, and the legal
requirements regarding least restrictive environment and comparable
facilities for disabled students. |
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REFERRALS |
Students may be referred by parents,
teachers, counselors, administrators, or any other District employees for
evaluation to determine if they are disabled and in need of special
instruction or services. |
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PREPLACEMENT
EVALUATION |
An evaluation shall be
conducted before any action is taken to place a student with disabilities or
make a significant change in placement in an instructional program. The
evaluation shall include consideration of adaptive behavior. Adaptive
behavior is the effectiveness with which the individual meets the standards
of personal independence and social responsibility expected of his or her age
and cultural group. |
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NOTICE TO PARENTS |
The Section 504
Coordinator shall notify parents prior to any individual evaluation conducted
to determine if their child is disabled or to determine what educational or
related services should be provided to the student. Parents shall also be
given written notice of the District's refusal to evaluate a student or to
provide specific aids and services the parents have requested. |
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IMPARTIAL HEARING |
Parents shall be given
written notice of their due process right to an impartial hearing if they
have a concern or complaint about the District's actions regarding the
identification, evaluation, or educational placement of a disabled student.
The impartial hearing shall be conducted by a person who is knowledgeable
about the issues involved in Section 504 and who is not employed by the
District or related to a member of the Board in a degree that would be
prohibited under the nepotism statute [see DBE]. The impartial hearing
officer is not required to be an attorney. |
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TAAS MODIFICATIONS |
Modifications in
taking the TAAS test may be made for a Section 504 student when the modifications
have been determined not to destroy the validity of the test; are necessary
for the student to take the test; are consistent with modifications provided
the student in the classroom; and are approved by TEA. [See EKB] |
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'NO PASS, NO PLAY' EXEMPTIONS |
When a Section 504
student cannot meet the regular academic standards of the "no pass, no
play" law, the District may follow TEA procedures to determine continued
eligibility for extracurricular activities. |
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DISCRIMINATION
ALLEGATIONS |
Parent or student
complaints alleging discrimination against a student in a District program or
activity in violation of a Title IX and/or Section 504 provision, other than
allegations of sexual harassment or the identification, evaluation, or
educational placement of students who are disabled, shall be heard through
the procedure set out in FNG (LOCAL). |
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DATE
ISSUED: |
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UPDATE
53 |
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FB
(LOCAL)—A |
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