Discrimination is the unequal treatment of different categories of people when this treatment cannot be justified on the basis of objective and reasonable criteria. Children are more vulnerable to discrimination than adults as they are often disadvantaged in terms of social power.
Discriminatory harassment occurs when conduct is: 1. Based on a student's protected class, AND 2. Serious enough to create a hostile environment. Discriminatory harassment can involve conduct between students, employee-to-student conduct, and conduct involving school visitors.
Direct evidence often involves a statement from a decision-maker that expresses a discriminatory motive. Direct evidence can also include express or admitted classifications, in which a recipient explicitly distributes benefits or burdens based on race, color, or national origin.
Discrimination is when a student is treated worse or bullied because of the student's immigration status, disability, gender, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation.
Discrimination is the unfair or prejudicial treatment of people and groups based on characteristics such as race, gender, age, or sexual orientation.
Discriminatory harassment occurs when conduct is: 1. Based on a student's protected class, AND 2. Serious enough to create a hostile environment. Discriminatory harassment can involve conduct between students, employee-to-student conduct, and conduct involving school visitors.