RIVER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
660 West Daley Street, Spring Green, WI 53588 (608) 588-2551

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POLICY MANUAL -
Series 500 - Personnel

Policy #511 - Equal Opportunity Employment

The River Valley School District is an equal opportunity employer.  Personnel hiring and administration in the district shall be conducted so as not to discriminate against applicant or employee on the basis of age, race, sex or sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, citizenship, disability, handicap, religious affiliation, color, political affiliation, ancestry arrest or conviction record, membership in the national guard, state defense force or any other reserve component of the military forces of the United States or Wisconsin, use or non-use of lawful products off the employer's premises during non-working hours, or any other reason prohibited by state or federal law.  The district will carefully and systematically examine all of its employment policies and practices to be sure they do not either purposely or inadvertently operate to the detriment of any persons.

 

Application forms, hiring practices and personnel administration shall be periodically evaluated relative to equal opportunity employment.

 

Discrimination complaints shall be processed in accordance with established procedures.

 

The administrative staff shall be responsible for effectively implementing all nondiscrimination policies. 

 

 

LEGAL REF.:     Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

                           Civil Rights Act of 1991

                           Title IX, Education Amendments of 1972

                           Title VI & VII, Civil Rights Act of 1964

                           Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973

                           Age Discrimination Act of 1967

                           Sections      111.31 - 111.395   Wisconsin Statutes

                                              118.195

                                              118.20

                             Immigration Reform & Control Act

 

CROSS REF.:     Policy #112-Rule - General Discrimination Complaint Procedures

 

APPROVED:      June 8, 1989

REVISED:          June 8, 1995

APPROVED:      July 13, 1995

REVISED:          August 12, 1999

APPROVED:      September 9, 1999

 

 

 

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