Jane Macdonald Statute prohibits discrimination the grounds of race, color or national origin by recipients of federal financial assistance. This statute has been interpreted to prohibit the denial of equal access to education because of a language minority student s limited proficiency in English. Title IX requires that schools adopt and publish a policy against sex discrimination and have grievance procedures through which students can complain of alleged sex discrimination, including sexual harassment.
State law requires Massachusetts employers to have a policy against sexual harassment.
The regulations implementing Section 504 require that public schools provide a free appropriate public education to each qualified handicapped person who is in the recipient s jurisdiction, regardless of the nature or severity of the person s handicap. The public entity must make available to all interested individuals the name, office address, and telephone number of the employee or employees designated pursuant to this paragraph. This federal statute prohibits states from denying equal educational opportunities to an individual based on certain protected classifications including national origin. It specifically prohibits denying equal educational opportunities by failing to take appropriate action to overcome language barriers that impede equal participation by its students in its instructional programs. Mass. General Laws Ch.