Federal Civil Rights Laws

Federal civil rights laws prohibit the college from discriminating against students and other participants in its programs, activities, and services. These laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin, disability, sex, and on the basis of age. They also protect students and others from retaliation.

These laws include:

• Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972  Links to an external site.(prohibits sex discrimination)
• Title VI  Links to an external site.of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (prohibits race, color, and national origin discrimination)
• Section 504 Links to an external site.of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II Links to an external site. of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (prohibit disability discrimination)
• Violence Against Women Act of 1994 Links to an external site. (Factsheet Links to an external site.updated and expanded March 2013)

The next sections discuss these laws and their implications at Renton Technical College.