MedLabTech Academy Equal Opportunity Policy

MedLabTech Academy is committed to providing faculty, staff, and students with an environment free of discrimination and harassment in which they may pursue their careers or studies. The Academy reaffirms a policy of equal opportunity and non-discrimination in employment and in the recruitment, admissions, and retention of students. As an educational institution, MedLabTech Academy constantly seeks a diverse and talented student body, faculty, and staff to enrich the educational experience of all. It is the policy of MedLabTech Academy not to discriminate against any individual based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identification, mental or physical disability, service in the uniformed services, or genetic information or any other protected status as defined by federal and state laws and regulations.

MedLabTech Academy ensures that all educational and personnel actions are administered non-discriminately. MedLabTech Academy also identifies and removes barriers to equal access and equal treatment for all members of its community.

MedLabTech Academy recognizes the value of diversity in the employment and educational environment and takes affirmative action in developing opportunities for under-represented groups in employment and admissions. All administrative offices of the Academy are responsible for implementing this policy in his or her responsibility. The Equal Opportunity Policy commits the Academy to evaluate progress towards this goal continuously. It communicates the importance of this program and assures that each officer understands his/her responsibility to support its effective implementation.

PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

MedLabTech Academy implements federal law prohibiting discrimination in participation and access to educational opportunities. Among these, the Civil Rights Act, as amended, prohibits discrimination based on race, colour, or national origin; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Accordingly, MedLabTech Academy does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national original, sexual orientation, or mental or physical disability in the administration of the Academy’s educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletics, housing, and other Academy-administered programs, nor in recruiting, hiring, promoting, training, and providing benefits for students employed by the Academy.