Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) A petition
filed by or on behalf of a person aggrieved by alleged unfair educational
practices as defined in section
313 of the Education Law shall be in
writing, the original being signed and verified, and shall contain the
following:
(1) If the petition is filed by
the applicant, the full name, address and age of the person filing the
petition. If the petition is filed by parent or guardian, the full name and
address of the person filing the petition and the full name and address of the
person in whose behalf the petition is filed.
(2) The full name and address of the
institution against which the petition is filed.
(3) A specific charge of discrimination
because of race, religion, creed, color or national origin, followed by a clear
and concise statement of the facts which constitute the alleged unfair
educational practice.
(4) The date
or dates of the alleged unfair education practice.
(5) A transcript of the academic record (high
school or college) and the academic rank (position, decile or quartile) of the
applicant, signed by the registrar or other appropriate official.
(6) A statement (to be made on a blank
supplied by the Education Department) of other facts about the applicant which
might be influential in his acceptance or rejection for admission, such as his
test scores on scholastic aptitude or achievement examinations, academic honors
or awards received, his main interests, his extracurricular activities and the
names of his references.
(7) A
statement as to any action or proceeding instituted in any other form for the
unfair educational practice alleged in the petition, together with a statement
as to the disposition of such action or proceeding.
(b) All petitions shall be filed with the
Education Practices Administration, State Education Department, at its office
in Albany, NY, and may be filed by personal delivery, ordinary mail or
registered mail, addressed to the Office of the Education Practices
Administration.
(c) A petition may
be amended by the petitioner.
(d)
When a petitioner is unable to supply his test score in a scholastic aptitude
test, the administrator may require the petitioner to take a standard
scholastic aptitude test.
