Illinois Administrative Code
Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
Part 200 - SEX EQUITY
Section 200.60 - Educational Programs and Activities
Universal Citation: 23 IL Admin Code § 200.60
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 52, December 27, 2024
a) General Practices
1) All courses shall be open to students
regardless of their sex, although students may be segregated by sex during
class sessions or portions thereof which deal exclusively with human
sexuality.
2) Students shall be
advised to take courses consistent with their interests and abilities,
regardless of their sex.
3) Neither
course titles nor course descriptions shall discourage either sex from
enrolling.
4) Course prerequisites
and course requirements shall be the same for both sexes.
5) Course content and course objectives shall
not discriminate on the basis of sex.
b) Selected Program Areas
1) Music
A)
Students shall not be separated according to sex when participating in voice
instruction, although divisions within a class may be established on the basis
of vocal range and quality.
B) The
study of musical instruments shall be suited to students' individual interests
and abilities, regardless of their sex.
2) Physical Education
A) Each physical education class shall be
open equally to both sexes.
i) Instructional
portions of all physical education classes shall be coeducational.
ii) Students may be segregated by sex during
participation in a contact sport.
B) Where assignments to classes or portions
of classes are based on ability levels, group composition shall be determined
by objective standards of individual performance developed and applied without
regard to sex, and students shall be re-grouped at appropriate intervals, e.g.,
when substantial changes occur in either teaching objectives or student ability
levels.
C) If the use of a single
standard for measuring skill or progress in a physical education class results
in discrimination against members of either sex, appropriate standards which do
not have such effect shall be used.
D) Neither physical education classes nor
areas where such classes are conducted shall be designated by sex.
3) Special Education
A) Special education referral, testing and
placement practices shall not discriminate on the basis of sex.
B) Classes and related services for
handicapped students shall not discriminate on the basis of sex whether they
are provided by the school district, in cooperation with other school
districts, or through private placement.
4) Gifted Education
A) Gifted education referral, testing and
placement practices shall not discriminate on the basis of sex.
B) Programs and classes or related services
for gifted students shall not discriminate on the basis of sex.
5) Vocational and Career Education
A) Students shall be provided opportunities
to acquire knowledge and understanding of vocational and career options without
discrimination on the basis of sex.
B) Materials used in vocational and career
education shall not discriminate on the basis of sex.
c) Classroom Practices
1) Classroom practices shall not discriminate
on the basis of sex.
2) Teaching
methods shall in no way inhibit the participation of any student on the basis
of sex.
3) Where appropriate, the
history, roles and contributions of both sexes shall be presented on a
comparable basis in curricular areas.
4) Teachers shall employ methods designed to
counteract sex bias that may be present in instructional materials.
d) Instructional materials shall not be discriminatory against either sex.
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