Dear Staff:
In light of recent safety related problems in school districts throughout
the country, we in the Burlington Public Schools have been working
on a variety of strategies to ensure the safety of all members of
our school community.
One of those strategies is to build an increasing awareness and
understanding in all of us of those civil rights granted to us by
law, such as those summarized below:
Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990: Prohibits
discrimination, exclusion from participation, and denial of benefits
on the basis of disability in the area of employment.
Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990: Prohibits
discrimination, exclusion from participation, and denial of benefits
by any public entity on the basis of disability including the area
of public education.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972: Prohibits discrimination,
exclusion from participation, and denial of benefits in educational
programs on the basis of sex.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: Prohibits discrimination,
exclusion from participation, and denial of benefits based on race,
color, religion, sex or national origin.
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973: Prohibits discrimination,
exclusion from participation, and denial of benefits based on disability.
Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 76, Section 5: Prohibits discrimination
against students attending public schools on the basis of race, color,
sex, national origin, religion, and sexual orientation.
As an educational institution, the Burlington Public Schools is
committed to creating and maintaining schools that prevent discrimination
of all types at the same time as they ensure the health and safety
of all who work and learn there. Please take time to review this material
in depth.
Sincerely,
Eric M. Conti, Ph.D.
Superintendent of Schools