Denver Public Schools strives to create learning and working environments that are truly affirming and inclusive. We do not condone or tolerate discrimination or harassment based on the following protected classes: race; color; creed; gender; sex; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; transgender status; religion; national origin; immigration or citizenship status; ancestry; age; pregnancy, family composition, parenting, or marital status; veteran status; disability; or genetic information of employees or applicants for employment. We use two processes to address any such concerns: DPR (Discrimination Prevention & Response) and Title IX.

Our prohibition on discrimination and harassment extends to admission and employment. Through enforcement of the policy and regulations linked below, the District seeks to prevent and correct any discriminatory behavior, breaking historical patterns of inequity, not by accident, but by design.

Administration Policy AC is our nondiscrimination policy. It is the overarching policy that applies to students, employees, applicants for employment, and community members. Our notice of nondiscrimination can be found here.

Our Discrimination Prevention and Response (DPR) process is fully outlined in Regulation AC-R1, which provides applicable definitions and the steps we take when we receive complaints alleging harassment or discrimination based on protected class, absent those that implicate Title IX and those related to reasonable accommodations and the provision of Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE).

Concerns and Complaints that implicate Title IX of the Education Amendments are detailed in Regulation AC-R3, which includes definitions for sex-based discrimination and sexual harassment, and the process we follow when Title IX Concerns are reported, as well as when formal Complaints are filed.