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ICS Student Parent Nondiscrimination Policy

DATE: April 2005

SUBJECT: Nondiscrimination in Services

TO: Students and Parents of Independence Charter School

FROM: Jurate Krokys, Principal/CEO

Admissions, the provisions of services, and referrals of students shall be made without regard to race, color, religious creed, disability, ancestry, national original (including limited English proficiency), age, or sex.

School services shall be made accessible to eligible persons with disabilities through the most practical and economically feasible methods available. These methods include, but are not limited to: equipment redesign, the provision of aides, and the use of alternative service delivery locations. Structural modifications shall be considered only as a last resort among available methods.

Any student (and/or their guardian) who believes they have been discriminated against, may file a complaint of discrimination with:

Independence Charter School
105 S. 7th Street, 2nd floor
Philadelphia, PA 19106

Department of Public Welfare
Bureau of Equal Opportunity
Room 223, Health & Welfare Building
P.O. Box 2675
Harrisburg, PA 17105

PA Human Relations Commission
Philadelphia Regional Office
Room 711, Philadelphia SOB
1400 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA 19130

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Office for Civil Rights
Suite 372, Public Ledger Bldg.
150 South Independence Mall West
Philadelphia, PA 19106-9111

Bureau of Equal Opportunity
Southeastern Regional Office
Room 1105-B, Philadelphia SOB
1400 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA 19130-4088