Section 4.6 on LGBTQ+ and Gender Non-Conforming Students provides a framework forcreating school environments where all students, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression can feel safe, supported and free from discrimination. More
Section 4.5 on Students with Disabilities describes guidelines for preventive and positive discipline policies tailored to meet the particular needs of students with disabilities, procedural protections to ensure students and parents are meaningful partners in addressing behavioral problems, requirements for… More
Section 4.4 on Immigrant and Undocumented Students provides guidelines for protecting the rights and preventing criminalization of undocumented and other vulnerable students. More
Section 4.3 on Racial Disparities in School Discipline is different from other sections in the code because the entire Model Code on Education and Dignity represents our holistic recommendations for how to end racial disparities in school discipline. This section… More
Section 4.2 on Disproportionate Use of Discipline describes guidelines for districts and schools to eliminate any disparities in the use of disciplinary referrals and exclusion, the severity of disciplinary consequences, or the impact of disciplinary actions on students. This includes… More
Section 4.1 on the Right to Freedom from Discrimination defines discrimination to include policies that are intentionally discriminatory, as well as policies that are not intentionally or consciously discriminatory but have a disparate impact on educational access, services or outcomes.… More