ANTI-DISCRIMINATION POLICY

In accordance with with the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, The Putnam
County Board of Education does not discriminate against any student based
on race, color, or national origin. No student will be denied the benefits of,
or excluded from participating in, any activity or program sponsored by the
Putnam County Board of Education.

More specifically, the Putnam County Board of Education does not:

Prevent a person from enrolling in a school, class, or extracurricular school
activity based on race, color, or national origin.

Arbitrarily place a student in a school or class with the intent of separating the
student from the general population of students because of the student's race,
color, or national origin.

Set higher standards or requirements as a prerequisite before allowing
minorities to enroll in a school, class, or activity.

Unequally apply disciplinary action based on a student's race, color, or
national origin.

Fail to provide the necessary language assistance to allow limited English
proficient students the same opportunity to learn as English proficient students.

Administer tests or other evaluative measures that by design, or by grading,
do not allow minority students the same opportunity to present a true measure
of their abilities.

Provide advice or guidance to minority students with the intent to direct minority
students away from schools, classes, or educational activities based on their
race, color, or national origin.

Provide facilities and/or instructional and related services to minority students
that are inferior to those provided to non-minority students.

If any student feels they have been discriminated against, a complaint may be
sent to:

Dr. Teri Anderson
Title VI Coordinator
Putnam County Boardof Education
1400 East Spring Street
Cookeville, TN 38506
931-526-9777
OR
Tennessee Department of Education
TitleVI Coordinator
Andrew Johnson Tower, 5th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243-0375
OR
The Office of Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Education
P.O. Box 2048, 04-3010
Atlanta, GA 30301-2048

The schools collect and maintain student records to provide growth and
development of individual students, to provide information to parents and
authorized staff, and to provide a basis for the evaluation and improvement of
school programs. Section 438 of the General Educations Provisions Act, as
amended, provides that such institutions must provide parents of students
access to official records directly related to the students and an opportunity for
a hearing to challenge such records on the grounds they are inaccurate,
misleading or otherwise inappropriate; that institutions must obtain the written
consent of parents before releasing personally identifiable data about students
from records to other than a specified list of exceptions; that these rights
transfer to students at certain points; and that an office and review board must
be established in the office of H.E.W. to investigate and adjudicate violations
and complaints of this section.
The Putnam County School System maintains a number of different records in
various locations. This information shall be kept current and shall include:
1. Basic information about the student and his/her family;
2. Attendance records;
3. Grades or progress reports;
4. Health information;
5. Records of achievement in the basic skills;
6. Results of intelligence, aptitude, and interest test, and
7. Special individual test results on pupils with special needs.
Different kinds of data require different arrangements for security.
Category "A" Data: includes official administrative records that constitute the
minimum personal data necessary for operation of the educational system.
Specifically this means identifying data including names and address of
parents or guardian, birthdate, academic work completed, level of achievement
(grades, standardized achievement test scores) scores on aptitude tests, and
attendance data. These records should be maintained in perpetuity as the
Permanent Record Card subject to the conditions set forth.
Category "B" Data: includes verified information of clear importance, but not
absolutely necessary to the school, over a period of time, in helping the child
or protecting others, health data, and family background information are
included in this category.
Category "C" Data: includes potentially useful information which may as yet
be verified or clearly needed beyond the immediate present. (e.g., clinical
reports, legal papers, and reports from youth agencies.