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Subject: NON-DISCRIMINATION
Board Policy Number: 501   Procedure 501.01
Date Adopted: June 13, 1995
Date Revised: June 12, 2007; December 9, 2008

Peninsula College provides equal educational and employment opportunities, services, and benefits to students and employees in accordance with provisions of the Washington Law Against Discrimination (RCW 49.60), Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Civil Rights Act of 1991 (which amends Title VII and other federal civil rights statutes); Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; and other state and federal laws and regulations concerning employment and admission to programs and activities.
              
Peninsula College prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, families with children, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, including gender identity, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability in its programs and activities.  Employees are also protected from discrimination for filing a whistleblower complaint with the Washington State Auditor.
                        
The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies including those related to Section 504, Title II, and Title IX:  Human Resources Officer, Human Resources office, (360) 417-6212.  
          
With the exception of employment application materials, Peninsula College will use the following nondiscrimination statement for all bulletins, announcements, publications, catalogs, application forms and other recruitment materials:

“Peninsula College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability or age in its programs and activities. Coordination of compliance is the responsibility of the Human Resources Officer, PC HR Office, (360) 417-6212.”

        
Employment recruitment and application materials will use the following nondiscrimination statement:

“Peninsula College does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, families with children, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, including gender identity, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability in its programs and activities. Coordination of compliance is the responsibility of the Human Resources Officer, PC HR Office, (360) 417-6212.