Policy 4110 – Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action

The ÁùºÏ²Ê½á¹û½ñÆÚ is an equal opportunity employer. Personnel administration in the ÁùºÏ²Ê½á¹û½ñÆÚ shall be conducted so as not to discriminate on the basis of age, race, creed, religion, color, sex (including sexual orientation or gender identity), pregnancy, national origin, disability, marital status, ancestry, citizenship, 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 school premises during non-working hours, or any other reason prohibited by state or federal law. This policy shall apply to hiring, placement, assignment, formal and informal training, seniority, transfer, promotion, layoff, recall and termination. Similarly, all salaries, wages, benefit programs and personnel policies shall be administered in conformity with this policy.

Reasonable accommodations shall be made for qualified individuals with a disability, unless such accommodations would impose an undue hardship to the ÁùºÏ²Ê½á¹û½ñÆÚ.

Responsibility for overseeing the ÁùºÏ²Ê½á¹û½ñÆÚ’s equal employment opportunity and affirmative action programs and investigating discrimination complaints is assigned to the Office of Human Resources.

All employees will receive information and training regarding rights and responsibilities regarding discrimination considerations as they relate to employment.

Any applicant or ÁùºÏ²Ê½á¹û½ñÆÚ employee who believes they have been discriminated against in violation of this Policy should file a complaint pursuant to Board Policy 4111.1. Any applicant or ÁùºÏ²Ê½á¹û½ñÆÚ employee who believes that they have been subject to sexual harassment in violation of Title IX should refer to Board Policy 1710, which sets forth the ÁùºÏ²Ê½á¹û½ñÆÚ’s grievance procedure associated with violations of Title IX relative to sexual harassment.

LEGAL REF.:

  • Wisconsin Statutes
    • Sections 111.31-111.395 (Fair employment standards – employment discrimination)
    • 118.195 (Handicapped teacher discrimination)
    • 118.20 (Teacher discrimination, including sexual harassment)
  • Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 (Race, color, national origin discrimination; general employment discrimination)
  • Title IX, Education Amendments of 1972 (Sex discrimination) Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Handicap discrimination)
  • Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (Age discrimination)
  • Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (Age discrimination)
  • Pregnancy Discrimination Act (Pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions discrimination)
  • Immigration Control and Reform Act of 1986 (Citizenship discrimination) Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended by the ADAAA (Disability discrimination)
  • Civil Rights Act of 1991 (Penalties for discrimination law violations)

CROSS REF.:

ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS: None

AFFIRMED: April 22, 1991

REVISED:

  • January 26, 1993
  • March 22, 1994
  • March 9, 1999
  • June 27, 2000
  • September 23, 2014
  • October 28, 2014
  • March 28, 2017
  • August 28, 2018
  • September 27, 2022