California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Education Code - EDC |
Title 3. POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION |
Division 5. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
Part 40. DONAHOE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT |
Chapter 4.5. Equity in Higher Education Act |
ARTICLE 4. Sex Equity in Education |
Section 66271.7.
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(a) It is the policy of the state that community college classes and courses, including nonacademic and elective classes and courses, shall be conducted without regard to the sex of the student enrolled in these classes and courses.
(b) No community college district shall prohibit any student from enrolling in any class or course on the basis of the sex of the student.
(c) No community college district shall require students of one sex to enroll in a particular class or course, unless the same class or course is also required of students of the opposite sex.
(d) No school counselor, teacher, instructor, administrator, or aide shall, on the basis of the sex of a student, offer vocational or school program guidance to students of one sex which is different from that offered to students of the opposite sex or, in counseling students, differentiate career, vocational or higher education opportunities on the basis of the sex of the student counseled. Any school personnel acting in a career counseling or course selection capacity to any pupil shall affirmatively explore with the pupil the possibility of careers, or courses leading to careers, that are nontraditional for that pupil's sex.
(e) Participation in a particular physical education activity or sport, if required of students of one sex, shall be available to students of each sex.