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Legal Notices:

Equal Employment Opportunity: Employees of the Houston Independent School District shall not discriminate on the basis of, or engage in harassment motivated by: age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, sex, handicap or disability, marital status, religion, veteran status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or gender expression. A substantiated charge of harassment against a student or employee shall result in disciplinary action.
 
HISD does not discriminate on the basis of disability or sex and complies with the provisions of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.

• Section 504 contact: Angie Maxey, Houston ISD, Interventions Office, Dyslexia Department, 812 W 28th Street, Houston, TX 77008, Telephone: 713-556-1908
• Americans with Disabilities Act contacts:
  • Public—1100 Roy, Houston, TX 77007 (713-426-8320)
  • Students—Shannon Verrett Ph.D., 4400 West 18th Street, Houston, TX 77092-8501 (713-556-7025)
  • Employees—EEO Office, 4400 West 18th Street, Houston, TX 77092-8501 (713-556-7333)
• Title IX contact: Kaneetra Bass, 4400 West 18th Street, Level 1SE, Houston, TX 77092-8501 (713-556-6023)
• Equal Access to Career and Technical Education Programs (English, Arabic, Spanish, Vietnamese)

• Acceptable Use Policy for Electronic Services for Students (Download from the Frequently Requested Forms website)
• Opt-Out Form for Student Use of the Houston Independent School District's Internet and/or Student E-mail (English, Spanish, Vietnamese)

Public Notification of Non-Discrimination in Career and Technical Education Programs

The Houston Independent School District offers Career and Technical Education courses and programs in in a wide variety of areas. These programs are designed to develop the academic and technical skills of secondary students who enroll in career and technical education (CTE) programs and admission is based on the district’s policies of nondiscrimination. 

It is the policy of the Houston Independent School District not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or handicap in its vocational programs, services or activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. 

It is the policy of the Houston Independent School District not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, handicap, or age in its employment practices as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. 

The Houston Independent School District will take steps to ensure that the lack of English language proficiency will not be a barrier to admission and participation in all educational and vocational programs.  

For information about your rights or grievance procedures, contact the Career & Technical Executive Director, 4400 W. 18th Street, Houston, Texas 77092, 713-5566981, or the Title IX Coordinator, at the HISD Athletics Department, 4400 West 18th Street, Houston Texas, 77092, 713-556-6913, or the Section 504 Coordinator, 4400 West 18th Street, Houston Texas, 713-556-7025.