(1) Each board shall develop policies
prohibiting discrimination against pupils. The policies shall include the
following areas:
(a) Admission to any school,
class, program or activity. This does not prohibit placing a pupil in a school,
class, program or activity based on objective standards of individual
performance or need.
(b) Standards
and rules of behavior, including pupil harassment.
(c) Disciplinary actions, including
suspensions and expulsions.
(d)
Acceptance and administration of gifts, bequests, scholarships and other aids,
benefits, or services to pupils from private agencies, organizations or
persons.
(e) An instructional and
library media materials selection policy consistent with s.
121.02(1)
(h), Stats., and s.
PI 8.01(2)
(h).
(f) Methods, practices and materials used for
testing, evaluating and counseling pupils. This does not prohibit the use of
special testing or counseling materials or techniques to meet the individual
needs of pupils.
(g) Facilities.
This does not prohibit separate locker rooms, showers and toilets for males and
females, but the separate facilities must be comparable.
(h) Opportunity for participation in athletic
programs or activities. This does not prohibit separate programs in
interscholastic athletics for males and females, but the programs shall be
comparable in type, scope and support from the school district.
(i) School sponsored food service programs
under
42 USC
1751 et. seq.
(2) Existing board policies which meet the
requirements of this chapter, including those adopted by the board in
compliance with federal statutes such as Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, may be incorporated into the policies required
under this chapter. These policies shall be included in those presented for
public hearing and commentary under sub. (3).
(3) The policies shall be adopted by the
board following a public hearing or an opportunity for public commentary at a
board meeting.
