PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

States must not deny anyone an equal chance at education because of race, color, sex, or national origin. Schools and school systems cannot do things that increase segregation or stop students from taking part equally. They must not separate students by race or color, ignore the need to undo past segregation, send a student to a farther school if it makes segregation worse, treat teachers or staff differently by race or origin, move students to increase segregation, or fail to help students with language barriers so they can join classes.

Title 20, §1703

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No State shall deny equal educational opportunity to an individual on account of his or her race, color, sex, or national origin, by—

(a)the deliberate segregation by an educational agency of students on the basis of race, color, or national origin among or within schools;

(b)the failure of an educational agency which has formerly practiced such deliberate segregation to take affirmative steps, consistent with part 4 of this subchapter, to remove the vestiges of a dual school system;

(c)the assignment by an educational agency of a student to a school, other than the one closest to his or her place of residence within the school district in which he or she resides, if the assignment results in a greater degree of segregation of students on the basis of race, color, sex, or national origin among the schools of such agency than would result if such student were assigned to the school closest to his or her place of residence within the school district of such agency providing the appropriate grade level and type of education for such student;

(d)discrimination by an educational agency on the basis of race, color, or national origin in the employment, employment conditions, or assignment to schools of its faculty or staff, except to fulfill the purposes of subsection (f) below;

(e)the transfer by an educational agency, whether voluntary or otherwise, of a student from one school to another if the purpose and effect of such transfer is to increase segregation of students on the basis of race, color, or national origin among the schools of such agency; or

(f)the failure by an educational agency to take appropriate action to overcome language barriers that impede equal participation by its students in its instructional programs.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective on and after sixtieth day after Aug. 21, 1974, see section 2(c) of Pub. L. 93–380, set out as a note under section 1221–1 of this title.

§1703 Denial of Equal Educational Opportunity Prohibited

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Title 20, §1703

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