9/27/19 The strikethrough items are today's update.
7/29/15 This is a page
that lists all/most of the occurrences of "sexual orientation" in the
Pinellas School Board District's Bylaws and Policies Manual as of
7/29/15. Note in 2260 below that it states "The
District shall fully comply with The Florida
Educational Equity Act, F.S. 1000.05"
but it doesn't. Where the FL statute 1000.05 identifies
"gender" the PCSB uses the word "sexual orientation".
This is not fully compliant. It is biased and
inappropriate. According to FL Statute.
Chapter 874 CRIMINAL GANG ENFORCEMENT AND PREVENTION 874.03
exercising your Amendment right of freely not associating with
a "sexual
orientation" person is a hate crime. Then
the
nondiscrimination policies of a simple government service suddenly
becomes a crime if a person should choose to exercise their 1st
Amendment right of freedom of assembly or not, and 1st Amendment
freedom
of religion. The sexual orientation people have a different religion.
https://hisways.org/whento/IE-emls/PinellasSchBd-Sex-Discrimination.html
Ref: http://pcsb.schoolwires.net/Page/2784
Ref: BoardDocs®
Plus
SB: POWERS AND ETHICS
0121 Responsibilities and Authority of the Board
0123 Standards for School Board Member Ethics and Boardmanship
School Board members shall obtain and
abide by the Code of Ethics for Public Officers and Employees pursuant
to F.S. 112.311 et seq.
Additionally, while serving on the School Board, each member shall
agree to uphold the following standards:
A. remember that the first and greatest concern must be the
educational welfare of all students attending the public schools,
regardless of disability, race, national origin, creed, sex, sexual
orientation, or socio-economic status;
SB: 1122 - NONDISCRIMINATION AND EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
The School Board shall comply with all Federal laws and regulations
prohibiting discrimination and with all requirements and regulations of
the U.S. Department of Education. It is the policy of the
Board that no administrative staff member or candidate for such a
position in this District shall, on the basis of race, color, religion,
sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or sexual
orientation,
be discriminated against, excluded from participation in,
denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to, discrimination in
any program or activity for which the Board is responsible or for which
it receives financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Education.
SB: 1140 -
Discipline of Administrators
A. 11.
Harassment or
discrimination of a student on the basis of race, color, religion, sex,
age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status,
disability, sexual
orientation,
or social and family background
C. The following aggravating and mitigating factors
or
circumstances will be considered when determining the appropriate
penalty within a penalty range: Pg 72
16.
not
harass or discriminate against any student on the basis of race, color,
religion, sex, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs,
marital status, handicapping condition, sexual
orientation,
or social
and family background and make reasonable efforts to assure that each
student is protected from harassment or discrimination;
22.
not on
the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation,
age,
national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status,
handicapping condition if otherwise qualified, or social and family
background deny to a colleague professional benefits or advantages or
participation in any professional organization;
1362 - POLICY AGAINST HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION pg
101
General Policy Statement
No employee, student, applicant for employment, volunteer,
vendor, or
member of the public, shall, on the basis of age, sex, race, color,
national origin, religion, disability, sexual
orientation,
marital
status, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law
or Board policy, be excluded from participation in, be denied the
benefits of, or be subjected to unlawful discrimination or harassment
under, any educational program, activity, service, or in any employment
condition, policy or practice conducted by the Board.
Definitions
A. Unlawful
Discrimination is
conduct which deprives a person of the opportunity to participate in
employment, educational programs or activities, Board or school
sponsored activities, or in any other activity offered or provided by
the Board, on account of age, sex, race, color, national origin,
religion, disability, sexual
orientation,
marital status, or any other
characteristic protected by federal or state law or Board policy.
B. Harassment is
conduct
directed by a person or persons against another person or persons on
account of age, sex, race, color, national origin, religion,
disability, sexual
orientation,
marital status, or any other
characteristic protected by federal or state law or Board policy, which
is severe, persistent, pervasive, and objectively offensive to the
point that the prohibited conduct substantially impairs the person’s
participation in their employment, educational programs, school
sponsored activities, or any other activity offered or provided by the
Board.
2260 - NONDISCRIMINATION AND ACCESS TO EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY
Discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin,
gender, disability, marital status, or sexual
orientation
against a
student or an employee is prohibited. No person shall, on the
basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, disability, marital
status, or sexual
orientation
be excluded from participation in, be
denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any
District educational program or activity, or employment conditions or
practices.
The District shall fully comply with
The
Florida
Educational Equity Act, F.S. 1000.05.
This is where Pinellas County
School Board went beyond their authority and miss interpreted the FL
law on Educational Equity Act. The legislature rightly
identified the non discrimination to include "gender" because there are
two genders; and, not sexual
orientation.
These items should be fixed. See below...
FL
Statute.
Title XLVIII K-20 EDUCATION CODE
Chapter
1000 K-20 GENERAL PROVISIONS
1000.05
Discrimination against students
and employees in the Florida K-20 public education system prohibited;
equality of access required.—
(1) This section may be cited as the “Florida Educational
Equity Act.”
(2)(a) Discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin,
gender, disability, or marital status against a
student or an employee
in the state system of public K-20 education is prohibited. No person
in this state shall, on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin,
gender, disability, or marital status, be excluded
from participation
in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under
any public K-20 education program or activity, or in any employment
conditions or practices, conducted by a public educational institution
that receives or benefits from federal or state financial assistance.
(b) The criteria for admission to a
program or course shall not have the effect of restricting access by
persons of a particular race, ethnicity, national origin, gender,
disability, religion, or marital status.
etc. ...
FL Statute.
Chapter 874 CRIMINAL GANG ENFORCEMENT AND PREVENTION
874.03 Definitions.—As
used in this chapter:
(6) “Hate group” means an organization whose primary purpose is to
promote animosity, hostility, and malice against a person or persons or
against the property of a person or persons because of race, religion,
disability, sexual
orientation,
ethnicity, or national origin.,
Search
in FL Statutes for sexual orientation.
OTHER OCCURRENCES OF "SEXUAL ORIENTATION"
IN SCHOOL BOARD BYLAWS AND POLICY MANUAL.
3122 - NONDISCRIMINATION AND EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
3362 - POLICY AGAINST HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION
4122 - NONDISCRIMINATION AND EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
4362 - POLICY AGAINST HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION pg 342
5500 - CODE OF STUDENT CONDUCT pg 479
5500.02 - CODE OF STUDENT CONDUCT - STUDENT RIGHTS pg 481
5500.13 - CODE OF STUDENT CONDUCT - GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES pg
515
5501 - CODE OF STUDENT CONDUCT FOR POSTSECONDARY CAREER, TECHNICAL, AND
ADULT EDUCATION pg 516
5517 - POLICY AGAINST HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION pg 536
6320.01 - NON-DISCRIMINATION IN PURCHASING AND CONTRACTING pg
588
9130 - PUBLIC COMPLAINTS pg 727
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