Educational Equity - The elimination of discrimination in educational institutions, programs, and curricula on the basis of race, national origin, or sex and of those elements of role stereotyping and role socialization that prevent full and fair participation by all student in educational programs. Educational equity is concerned with the elimination of bias or stereotyping to enable all students to freely choose among and benefit from opportunities in educational institutions and programs.
If you encounter a situation which you think may be discriminatory, ask yourself these questions.
| 1. | Is a person or group being treated differently? |
| 2. | If "yes," is it because of membership in a protected (by law) category -- race, color, national origin, sex, religion, handicap, pregnancy, marital status, age, Vietnam veteran? |
| 3. | Is the effect of the different treatment positive, negative, or neutral? |
| 4. | If the effect is negative, does it violate sound educational practice? |
| 5. | If the effect is negative, does it violate nondiscrimination law(s) |
| 6. | If the answer is "yes" to either question 4 or 5, then what action will you take? |
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