You will find information on following topics on this page:
- Summary of Discrimination
- What is discrimination?
- What areas are covered?
- Your rights at the LACCD
- LACCD Discrimination Policy
- Summary LACCD Prohibited Discrimination and Harassment Policy
- LACCD Unlawful Discrimination Complaint Form
- What to do and who to contact
Summary of Discrimination
What is Discrimination?
The word discrimination is often used to describe a situation where you have been treated unfairly or differently compared to other people.
The LACCD, in accordance with applicable Federal and State laws and the District's Discrimination Policy, prohibits discrimination against any student, faculty, staff, person acting on behalf of LACCD, general public associated with LACCD and applicant based on:
- Accommodations
- Age (40 and older)
- Ancestry
- Color
- Dating Violence
- Ethnic Group Identification
- Gender Expression
- Gender Identity
- Intimate Partner Violence
- Medical Condition (Incl. cancer & related conditions/genetic characteristics)
- Mental Disability
- National Origin
- Perceived to be in protected category or associated with a member of a protected class
- Physical Disability
- Pregnancy/childbirth/breastfeeding/related medical condition
- Race
- Religion (Incl. religious dress/grooming practices/religious observances)
- Retaliation
- Sex/Gender
- Sexual Assault
- Sexual Harassment
- Sexual Misconduct
- Sexual Orientation
- Stalking
- Any subsequently-added class protected under Federal or State law
It may also be a form of discrimination if someone is:
- Harassed on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or age.
- Retaliated against for filing a charge of discrimination, participating in an investigation, or opposing discriminatory practices.
- Refused employment or training opportunities because of decisions based on stereotypes or assumptions about the abilities, traits, or performance of individuals of a certain sex, race, age, religion, or ethnic group, or individuals with disabilities.
- Denied employment and educational opportunities because of marriage to, or association with, an individual of a particular race, religion, national origin, or an individual with a disability.
To determine if a particular situation is against the law you need to ask:
- Is it a type of discrimination covered by law and LACCD Discrimination Policy?
- Did it happen in a place or circumstance covered by the law and LACCD Discrimination Policy?
What areas are covered?
It is against the law and the LACCD policy to discriminate against students, employees and applicants in the following areas:
- Job advertisements
- Recruitment, applications, screenings, and interviews
- Hiring, transfer, promotion, layoff, or recall
- Compensation, assignment, or classification of employees
- Testing
- Use of the District's facilities
- Training and apprenticeship programs
- Fringe benefits
- Pay, retirement plans, and disability leave; or other terms and conditions of employment
- Admission, access, and treatment in all college and district programs and activities
It is also against the law and LACCD policy to engage in sexual misconduct (including but not limited to sexual assault and sexual harassment) with a student, employee, or other individual associated with the District, on property owned or operated by the District, or involving a participant in a District-sponsored event.
“As relevant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) operates its programs and services without regard to race, color, and national origin.
Any person who believes she or he has been aggrieved by any unlawful discriminatory practice under Title VI may file a complaint with LACCD.
For more information on LACCD’s civil right’s program and procedures to file a complaint, call 213 891-2316, visit our administrative office at 770 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90017 or contact us at diversity-programs@email.laccd.edu
A complainant may also file a complaint directly with the Federal Transit Administration by filing a complaint with the Office of Civil Rights, Attention: Title VI Program Coordinator, East Building, 5th floor-TCR, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE, Washington DC 205590”
Notice of Civil Rights Title VI Process
Civil Rights Document: English to Armenian Civil Rights Document: English to Chinese
Civil Rights Document: English to Farsi
Civil Rights Document: English to Spanish
Your rights at the LACCD
You have a right:
- To work and study in an atmosphere free of harassment and discrimination.
- To be judged by the same criteria as all others, not by standards that are less demanding, or more rigorous, or different in any way.
- To complain, free of retaliation.
- To be treated fairly and without prejudice whether you are making a complaint, are witnessed to a complaint, or are charged with a complaint.
If you believe you have been discriminated against you need to do something about it.
Doing something about discrimination means that you may solve the problem. This will makes things better for you and also for other people in the future.
Doing nothing means that the situation will stay the same or get worse.
Any individual who believes that his or her employment and/or educational rights have been violated may file a charge of discrimination.
LACCD Discrimination Policy
It is the policy of the LACCD to provide an educational, employment and business environment free from all forms of discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, Ethnic Group Identification, ancestry, religion, creed, sex or gender (including sexual harassment), pregnancy, marital status, medical condition (cancer-related), sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, perceived to be in a protected category or associated with those in protected category and veteran status.
All programs and activities of the LACCD shall be operated in a manner which is free of discrimination. Employees, students, or other persons acting on behalf of the District who engage in any form of discrimination as defined in this policy or by state or federal law shall be subject to discipline, up to and including discharge, expulsion, or termination of contract.