ADMINISTRATIVE
BULLETIN
The Syracuse City School District hereby advises students, parents,
employees, and the general public that it offers employment and
educational opportunities including vocational education opportunities,
without regard to age, gender, race, color, religion, marital status, sexual
preference, national origin or disability. Questions regarding this policy may
be referred to the building principal or Title IX and Section 504 Compliance
Officer at (315) 435-4212 or 1025 Erie Blvd. West, Syracuse NY 13204.
SYRACUSE CITY
SCHOOL DISTRICT
725 Harrison Street
Syracuse, New York 13210
POLICY 5020.3 – EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
NON-DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP
SECTION 504 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973
Superintendent of Schools
(Sharon L. Contreras, 435-4161)
Executive Director of Talent Management
(Jeremy Grant-Skinner, 435-4212)
January 2015
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 provides that ". . . no otherwise qualified disabled individual . . .
shall, solely by reason of his disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be
subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal assistance."
It is the desire and intent of the Board of Education of the Syracuse City School District to
comply in every respect with the provisions of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
(Non-discrimination on the Basis of Disability).
ADOPTED POLICY
The Syracuse City School District, Syracuse, New York, does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the
educational programs or activities which it operates, and it is required by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973 (Non-discrimination on the Basis of Disability) not to discriminate in such a manner.
This policy of non-discrimination includes the following areas: recruitment and appointment of employees,
employment pay and benefits, and job assignment and classification. It also requires that the employer make
reasonable accommodations for disabled persons, unless it can be demonstrated that the accommodation would
impose an undue hardship on the employer.
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SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Syracuse, New York
This policy of non-discrimination also includes the provision that when new buildings are constructed, the
facilities are to be readily accessible to and usable by disabled persons.
In addition, the regulation provides free appropriate education to each qualified disabled child in the most
normal setting appropriate, plus evaluation requirements insuring proper classification and placement of disabled
children, with due process procedures for resolving disputes over placement of students.
The following official of the Syracuse City School District has the responsibility for the coordination of
activities relating to compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Non-discrimination on the
Basis of Disability) and will provide information, including complaint procedures, to any student or employee
who feels that her/his rights under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Non-discrimination on the
Basis of Disability) may have been violated by the District or its officials: Jeremy Grant-Skinner, Executive
Director of Talent Management, 725 Harrison Street, Syracuse, New York 13210, telephone (315) 435-4212.
It was directed that this policy be transmitted, via a School District administrative bulletin, to all union and other
employee organizations with which the District conducts collective bargaining; and that a statement of this
policy become a part of all employment applications.
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Non-discrimination on the Basis of Disability) requires the
adoption of a complaint procedure. The official complaint procedure was revised in July 1994 as the official
complaint procedure for the Syracuse City School District.
A legal notice of compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Non-discrimination on the
Basis of Disability) was published in The Post Standard.
Policy Adoption: April 9, 2003