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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1703. Denial of equal educational opportunity prohibited
No State shall deny equal educational opportunity to an
individual on account of his or her race, color, sex, or national
origin, by -
(a) the deliberate segregation by an educational agency of
students on the basis of race, color, or national origin among or
within schools;
(b) the failure of an educational agency which has formerly
practiced such deliberate segregation to take affirmative steps,
consistent with part 4 of this subchapter, to remove the vestiges
of a dual school system;
(c) the assignment by an educational agency of a student to a
school, other than the one closest to his or her place of
residence within the school district in which he or she resides,
if the assignment results in a greater degree of segregation of
students on the basis of race, color, sex, or national origin
among the schools of such agency than would result if such
student were assigned to the school closest to his or her place
of residence within the school district of such agency providing
the appropriate grade level and type of education for such
student;
(d) discrimination by an educational agency on the basis of
race, color, or national origin in the employment, employment
conditions, or assignment to schools of its faculty or staff,
except to fulfill the purposes of subsection (f) below;
(e) the transfer by an educational agency, whether voluntary or
otherwise, of a student from one school to another if the purpose
and effect of such transfer is to increase segregation of
students on the basis of race, color, or national origin among
the schools of such agency; or
(f) the failure by an educational agency to take appropriate
action to overcome language barriers that impede equal
participation by its students in its instructional programs.
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