2260 EQUITY IN SCHOOL AND CLASSROOM PRACTICES 
The Board of Education shall provide all students with equitable and bias-free access to all school facilities, courses, programs, activities, and services, regardless of the protected categories listed at N.J.A.C. 6A:7-1.1(a), by:
	1.     	Ensuring barrier-free access to all school and classroom facilities;
	2.     	Attaining, within each school, minority representation, that approximates the 			district's overall minority representation.  Exact apportionment is not required, 			the ultimate goal is a reasonable plan achieving the greatest degree of a 				representative balance that is feasible and consistent with sound educational 			values and procedures;
	3.     	Utilizing, on an annual basis, a State-approved English language proficiency 			assessment that evaluates a student’s English language proficiency on the four 			domains of listening, speaking, writing, and reading for determining the 				eligibility and placement of students who may be identified as multilingual 			learners pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:15-1.3(a)3.;
	4.     	Utilizing bias-free multiple measures for determining the special needs of 			students with disabilities, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:14-3.4;
	5.     	Ensuring support services, including intervention and referral services and 			school health services pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:16, are available to all students; 			and
	6.     	Ensuring a student is not discriminated against because of a medical condition. A 		student shall not be excluded from any education program or activity because of 			a long-term medical condition unless a physician certifies such exclusion is 			necessary. 
		a.     	If excluded, the student shall be provided with equivalent and timely 				instruction that may include home instruction, without prejudice or 				penalty.
Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:7-1.7(b), the Board shall ensure the district's curriculum and instruction are aligned to the New Jersey Student Learning Standards (NJSLS). The Board also shall ensure its curriculum and instruction address the elimination of discrimination by narrowing the achievement and opportunity gaps, by providing equity in educational activities and programs, and by providing opportunities for students to interact positively with others regardless of the protected categories listed at N.J.A.C. 6A:7-1.1(a) by:
	1.     	Ensuring there are no differential requirements for completion of course offerings 		or programs of study solely on the basis of the protected categories listed at 			N.J.A.C. 6A:7-1.1(a);
	2.     	Ensuring courses shall not be offered separately on the basis of the protected 			categories listed at N.J.A.C. 6A:7-1.1(a);
		a.     	Portions of classes that deal exclusively with human sexuality may be 				conducted in separate developmentally appropriate sessions based on 				gender identity, provided that the course content 	for such separately 				conducted sessions is the same.
	3.     	Increasing and promoting equitable representation of all students in all classes 			and programs;
	4.     	Ensuring schools demonstrate the inclusion of a multicultural curriculum in 			its instructional content, materials and methods, and ensuring students understand 		the basic tenet of multiculturalism;
	5.     	Ensuring the Amistad Commission Curriculum is infused into the curriculum and 		is taught;
	6.     	Ensuring the Commission on Holocaust Education curriculum is included in the 			curriculum of all elementary and secondary schools, as developmentally 				appropriate, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:35-28; and
	7.     	Ensuring all curricular requirements pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:8 and the 				NJSLS are taught, including any curriculum developed concerning any of the 			protected categories listed at N.J.A.C. 6A:7-1.1(a) or curriculum developed by 			any commissions constituted for the development of curriculum concerning any 			of the protected categories listed at N.J.A.C. 6A:7-1.1(a).
The Board shall ensure the district's physical education is in a co-educational setting that is developmentally appropriate and does not discriminate on the basis of the protected categories listed at N.J.A.C. 6A:7-1.1(a) as follows:
	1.     	The district shall provide separate restroom, locker room, and shower facilities on 		the basis of gender, but such facilities provided for students of each gender shall 			be comparable;
	2.     	The district may choose to operate separate teams based on sex in one or more 			sports or single teams open competitively to members of all sexes, as long as the 			athletic program as a whole provides equal opportunities for students of all sexes 			to participate in sports at comparable levels of difficulty and competency; and
	3.     	The activities comprising such athletic programs shall receive equitable 				treatment, including, but not limited to, staff salaries, purchase and maintenance 			of equipment, quality and availability of facilities, scheduling of practice and 			game time, length of season, and all other related areas or matters.
N.J.S.A. 18A:36-20
N.J.A.C. 6A:7-1.1; 6A:7-1.3; 6A:7-1.7

HPRHS Notice of Non-Discrimination 

Español: https://www.hpregional.org/NoticeofND

High Point Regional School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability in admission to its programs, services, or activities, in access to them, in treatment of individuals, or in any aspect of their operations. The lack of English language skills shall not be a barrier to admission or participation in the district's activities and programs. High Point Regional School District also does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices.

Title IX - Affirmative Action Coordinator:	504 Coordinator:
Mr. Seamus Campbell 	Mrs. Courtney Delaney 
Director of Curriculum and Instruction	Director of Special Education, Child Study 		Team & Guidance
scampbell@hpregional.org   973-875-3170	cdelaney@hpregional.org   973-875-3101 		x1308

High Point Regional High School, 299 Pidgeon Hill Road, Sussex, NJ 07461

Date Adopted: 3/29/76
Date Revised: 3/18/91; 2/26/96; 4/28/03, 12/20/10, 2/21/17, 8/22/23, 4/30/24