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.