EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT No person in the Choctaw County School System shall, on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, handicap, national origin, or similar personal distinction be denied benefits of, promotion, transfer, or dismissal in any educational program/activity under the jurisdiction of the Board. Ref: U.S. Const. Amend. XIV, Section 1, 42 U.S.C. Sections 2003-1 to 17;20 U.S.C. Sections 1681, et, seq. See: Massachusetts Board of Retirement v Murgia, 96 S. Ct. 2562 (1976); International Brotherhood of Teamsters v U. S., 97 S. Ct. 1843 (1977); Griggs v Duke Power Co., 91 S. 849 (1979); Singleton v. Jackson Municipal Separate School District, 419 F. 2d 1211 (5th Cir. 1969). Adopted: February 1981. These federal laws and regulations prohibit discrimination in employment and student services on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, handicap, and age.