School Policies

Mountain Sage Community School is authorized by Poudre School District R1 and as such is governed by Mountain Sage specific policies as well as district policies. Below you will find the Mountain Sage specific policies.

About Title IX

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972:  20 U.SC § 1681 & 34.C.F.R. Part 106

“No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.”

Title IX is a federal civil rights law signed in 1972 that sought to protect individuals from discrimination on the basis of sex in federally-funded educational programs. Although it has a wide application in educational programs, the text of the law is very brief. For many years, it was primarily referenced in the context of women’s athletics at educational institution, but in recent years, it has also been used to address sexual harassment, sexual violence, and discrimination based on sex and/or gender. It protects all individuals, regardless of their sex, from discrimination and harassment based on sex.  The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) enforces Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 as well as other federal statutes.-services.

Sex Discrimination

About C.R.S. 22-1-143

Prevent Harassment or Discrimination in Schools: C.R.S. § 22-1-143

Provides protections for our students from discrimination based on 13 protected classes (Disability, Race, Creed, Color, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, Family Composition, Religion, Age, National Origin, Ancestry) and sets out requirements for schools and districts to receive and investigate reports of harassment or discrimination in a fair, impartial, and prompt manner.