Chabot College 2024-2026 95 STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES BP 3420 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY REFERENCES 20 U.S. Code Section 1681 et seq. Education Code Sections 87100 et seq.; Title 5 Sections 53000 et seq. Title 5 Sections 59300 et seq. ACCJC Accreditation Standard III.A.12 The Board supports the intent set forth by the California Legislature to assure that effort is made to build a community in which opportunity is equalized, and community colleges foster a climate of acceptance, with the inclusion of faculty and staff from a wide variety of backgrounds. It agrees that diversity in the academic environment fosters cultural awareness, mutual understanding, harmony and respect, and suitable role models for all students. The Board therefore commits itself to promote the total realization of equal employment through a continuing equal employment opportunity program. The Chancellor shall develop, for review and adoption by the Board, a plan for equal employment opportunity that complies with the Education Code and Title 5 requirements as from time to time modified or clarified by judicial interpretation. Date Adopted: June 16, 2015; Edited November 20, 2017 DISTRICT BOARD POLICY BP 3430 NONDISCRIMINATION REFERENCES Education Code Sections 212.5, 44100, 66252, and 66281.5; Government Code Sections 12923, 12940 and 12950.1; Civil Code Section 51.9; Title 2 Sections 10500 et seq.; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S. Code Annotated Section 2000e; Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA): Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) All forms of harassment are contrary to basic standards of conduct between individuals. State and federal law and this policy prohibit harassment and the District will not tolerate harassment. The District is committed to providing an academic and work environment that respects the dignity of individuals and groups. The District shall be free of unlawful harassment, including that which is based on any of the following statuses: race, ethnicity, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, immigration status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, or sexual orientation, or because he/she/they is perceived to have one or more of the foregoing characteristics. The District seeks to foster an environment in which all employees and students feel free to report incidents of harassment without fear of retaliation or reprisal. Therefore, the District also strictly prohibits retaliation against any individual for filing a complaint of harassment or for participating in a harassment investigation. Such conduct is illegal and constitutes a violation of this policy. The District will investigate all allegations of retaliation swiftly and thoroughly. If the District determines that someone has retaliated, it will take all reasonable steps within its power to stop such conduct. Individuals who engage in retaliatory conduct are subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination or expulsion.
