Equal Opportunity Policy

Independent School District #279 will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital or parental status, status with regard to public assistance or handicap

Policy #102 provides for equal opportunity in both educational and employment practice, including access to course offering, curricular material, counseling practices, extracurricular activities, use of school facilities, employment criteria, advertising, pre-employment inquiries, job classification, hiring, and termination.

Should any person claim there has been a violation of this policy; they should file a written statement specifying the claim, with supportive data, to Rod Barnes, Educational Service Center, P.O. Box 327, 11200 93rd Avenue North, Maple Grove, MN 55369 (763) 391-7000. This will initiate the grievance procedure, which provides for hearing opportunities.