Illinois Administrative Code
Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Part 829 - SEX EQUITY
Section 829.50 - Educational Programs and Activities
Universal Citation: 89 IL Admin Code ยง 829.50
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 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 of class sessions that 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) A student may be segregated by sex during
participation in a contact sport, upon parental or guardian request or when the
student's safety is at jeopardy.
B) When 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 that do
not have that effect shall be used.
D) Neither physical education classes nor
areas where those 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 students
with disabilities shall not discriminate on the basis of sex.
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) Technical and Career Education
A) Students shall be provided opportunities
to acquire knowledge and understanding of technical and career options without
discrimination on the basis of sex.
B) Materials used in technical 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) The history, roles and
contributions of both sexes shall be presented on a comparable basis in
curricular areas.
4) Teachers shall
utilize methods designed to counteract sex bias in instructional
materials.
5) Instructional
materials shall not be discriminatory against either sex.
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