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Philip’s Academy Charter School of Paterson does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. Grievance & Affirmative Action Resources
- 47 State Street Paterson, NJ 07501
- ithelp@pacspaterson.org
- (973) 247-8920
the discrimination, harassment or victimisation from taking place. This responsibility does not extend to cover the actions of pupils beyond the responsibility a school already has for the actions of its pupils. In some circumstances an employee or agent of the school may be personally liable for acts of discrimination, harassment or victimisation.
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Main Office: 973-247-8920. Fax: 973-554-1551. Mailing Address: 124 Madison Ave, Paterson, NJ 07524 - K-8 Campus. Philip’s Academy Charter School of Paterson does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual ...
- Before You Take Action About Discrimination
- Who Should You Take Action Against?
- Complaining About Discrimination
- Taking Court Action
- Human Rights and Public Sector Equality Duty
- Next Steps
- More Information
Before you take action about discrimination, you need to: 1. be reasonably sure that unlawful discrimination has taken place, according to the Equality Act 2010 2. check the time limits for making your claim if you want to take legal action 1. More about identifying discrimination in education 2. More about what you should do before you take action...
If you’ve been discriminated against by an education provider like a school, college or university you need to take action against their responsible body. The responsible body is usually the person or body responsible for the management of the education provider. The responsible body of a school is: 1. the local authority or governing body for a sc...
Schools
Most schools will have their own complaints procedure. If you want to make a complaint about discrimination, you should ask for a copy of the school’s complaints procedure. You may be able to resolve your problem informally first - for example, by talking to the child’s teacher or head teacher. If your problem isn’t resolved, you can make a formal complaint by following the school’s complaints procedure. This generally involves complaining in writing to the head teacher and then to the govern...
Colleges and universities
You should follow the college’s or university’s own complaints procedure. If your problem isn’t resolved you may be able to complain to: 1. the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education for universities and higher education institutions 2. the Education Funding Agency or the Skills Funding Agency for colleges and further education institutions.
If you’ve not been able to resolve your problem in other ways first, you can make a discrimination claim against the responsible body of the school, college or university. You will generally need to make your claim in the county court within 6 months from the date the discrimination happened. 1. More about making your discrimination claim in the co...
Schools, colleges and universities have additional duties to promote equality under the Equality Act. This is called the public sector equality duty. You may be able to use the public sector equality duty to strengthen your discrimination claim. They must also follow the Human Rights Act 1998. This means you may also be able to use human rights arg...
Guide about making a claim to the First-Tier Tribunal
You can find more information about making a disability discrimination claim in the following guide: How to claim against disability discrimination in schools – a guide for parents - (SEND4). You can find the guide on the Ministry of Justice website at 1. www.justice.gov.uk
Coram Children’s Legal Centre
You can find information about how to complain to a schoolon the Coram Children's Legal Centre website.
Further and higher education complaints
You can find more information on how to complain to the independent adjudicator at 1. http://www.oiahe.org.uk/ Find out how to complainto the Education and Skills Funding Agency.
discriminate against pupils because of their sex, race, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation. The exceptions to the discrimination provisions for schools are all replicated in the current act – such as the content of the curriculum, collective worship and admissions to single sex schools and schools of a religious character.
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Aug 13, 2024 · This page provides information on what constitutes discrimination and explains the duties of education providers to not discriminate against pupils based upon protected characteristics. The Equality Act 2010 protects people from being discriminated against in day-to-day life; this page will focus on the impact of the Act in the context of education.
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Learn More. Contact Us. Main Office: 973-247-8920. Fax: 973-554-1551. Mailing Address: 124 Madison Ave, Paterson, NJ 07524 - K-8 Campus. Philip’s Academy Charter School of Paterson does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital ...
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