Policy Conversations with Dr Provost | Ep 2
Channel: NHS Tech
Date: 2021-10-25

Dr. Provost sits down with two JFK students to discuss their districts 
non-discrimination policies. In this video they discuss policy ACA non-discrimination on the basis of sex.

Link to the policy-https://drive.google.com/file/d/12aHYNhBgMpap802b6aCRv0R1XQVMVJd_/view


The  Northampton  Public  Schools  are  committed  to  promoting  multi-cultural  understanding, 
appreciation  and  harmony,  to  ensuring  that  no  student  is  denied  access  to  any  educational 
program or other activity of the Northampton Public Schools for reason of age, color, disability, 
economic  status,  ethnic  background,  gender  identification,  marital  status,  national  origin, 
pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and to 
compliance  with  all  applicable  state  and  federal  laws,  including  state  and  federal  civil  rights 
and  anti-discrimination  laws  relating  to  the  employment  practices,  the  educational  programs 
and all other activities of the Northampton Public Schools. Northampton Public Schools shall 
comply  with  all  such  law,  all  applicable  federal  and  state  law  pertaining  to  individuals  with 
disabilities. 
 
Students and staff of the Northampton Public Schools shall not, at any time, do or say anything 
that  would,  in  any  way,  tend  to  cast  aspersion  on  the  age,  color,  disability,  economic  status, 
ethnic background, gender identification, marital status, national origin, pregnancy, pregnancy-
related conditions, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation of any individual or group or otherwise 
engage in racist or other discriminatory behavior. 
 
The School Committee commits to: 
 
1. Promote  the  rights  and  responsibilities  of  all  individuals  as  set  forth  in  the  State  and 
Federal Constitutions, pertinent legislation, and applicable judicial interpretations. 
 
2. Encourage positive experiences for all children, youth and adults. 
 
3. Work toward a more inclusive society and to enlist the support of individuals as well as 
groups and agencies, both private and governmental, in such an effort. 
 
4. Use  all  appropriate  communication  and  action  techniques  to  air  and  reduce  the 
grievances of individuals and groups. 
 
5. Carefully  consider,  in  all  the  decisions  made  within  the  school  system,  the  potential 
benefits or adverse consequences that those decisions might have on of all segments of 
the community. 
 
6. Initiate a process of reviewing policies and practices of the school system in order to 
achieve to the greatest extent possible the objectives of this policy.