File: AD

EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY

The basic purpose of public education is to provide a learning environment in which each child acquires the necessary knowledge and skills, including academic, vocational, social/civic, and personal development, and the opportunity for cognitive, affective, and psychomotor development to his/her fullest potential. Rockingham County Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender, marital or economic status, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status and prohibits retaliation against anyone who files a complaint of discrimination, participates in such a proceeding, or otherwise opposes discrimination, in its educational programs and activities.

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Legal Refs.: Constitution of Virginia, Article VIII, Section 7; Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, sections 22.1-78, 22.1-79, 22.1-85, 22.1-293, 22.1-295; Regulations of the Virginia Board of Education Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia, 8 VAC 20-131-10

Cross Refs.: AC Non-Discrimination

GB Equal Employment Opportunity/Non-Discrimination

GBA Sexual Harassment/Harassment Based on Race, Color, National Origin, Religion, Sex (Including Pregnancy), Gender, Marital Or Economic Status, Age, Disability, Genetics, Or Veteran Status and Retaliation Against Anyone Who Files A Complaint Of Discrimination, Participates In Such A Proceeding, or Otherwise Opposes Discrimination

IZK Parental Involvement In Title I and LEP Programs

JB Equal Educational Opportunities

JFHA Sexual Harassment/Harassment Based on Race, Color, National Origin, Religion, Sex (Including Pregnancy), Gender, Marital Or Economic Status, Age, Disability, Genetics, Or Veteran Status and Retaliation Against Anyone Who Files A Complaint Of Discrimination, Participates In Such A Proceeding, or Otherwise Opposes Discrimination