1550 Equal Employment/Anti-Discrimination Practices (M)
The Board of Education shall, in accordance with State statutes and administrative code and Federal law and regulations, strive to overcome the effects of any previous patterns of discrimination in school district employment practices and shall systematically monitor school district procedures to ensure continuing compliance with current Federal and State anti-discrimination laws and regulations. 
The Board will ensure all persons regardless of any of the protected categories listed at N.J.A.C. 6A:7-1.1(a) shall have equal and  bias-free access to all categories of employment in the public educational system of New Jersey 
The Board will not enter into any contract with a person, agency, or organization that discriminates on the basis of any of the protected categories listed at N.J.A.C. 6A:7-1.1(a), either in employment practices or in the provision of benefits or services to students or employees.  In addition, the Board will encourage minority businesses, women’s business enterprises, and labor surplus area firms to submit bids to be considered for the awarding of contracts. 
The Board shall not assign, transfer, promote, or retain staff, or fail to assign, transfer, promote, or retain staff, on the sole basis of any of the protected categories listed at N.J.A.C. 6A:7-1.1(a).
The Board shall ensure equal pay for equal work among members of the school district’s staff, regardless of the protected categories listed at N.J.A.C. 6A:7-1.1(a). 
N.J.S.A. 10:5-4; 10:5-12
N.J.A.C. 6A:7-1.1; 6A:7-1.3

Date Adopted:  March 29, 2004
Date Revised:   October 21, 2008, February 28, 2011, February 21,2017, August 21, 2018, April 30, 2024