§ 5004. Unfair educational practices
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 24 P.S. Education
24 P.S. § 5004
§ 5004. Unfair educational practices
(a) Except as provided in section 9,1 it shall be an unfair educational practice for an educational institution--
(1) To exclude or limit, or otherwise discriminate, because of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, sex, handicap or disability, against any student or students seeking admission as students to such institutions: Provided, That it shall not be unfair educational practice for any educational institution to use criteria other than race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, sex, handicap or disability in the admission of students.
(1) To exclude or limit, or otherwise discriminate, because of race, color, ancestry, national origin, sex, handicap or disability, against any student or students seeking admission as students to such institutions: Provided, That it shall not be unfair educational practice for any religious educational institution to use criteria other than race, color, ancestry, national origin, sex, handicap or disability in the admission of students.
(b) It shall be an unfair educational practice for any person to aid, abet, incite, compel or coerce the doing of any act declared by this section to be an unlawful educational practice, or to obstruct or prevent any person from complying with the provisions of this act or any order issued thereunder, or to attempt directly or indirectly to commit any act declared by this section to be an unlawful educational practice.
Credits
1961, July 17, P.L. 776, No. 341, § 4. Amended 1965, Dec. 27, P.L. 1225, § 1; 1972, Dec. 29, P.L. 1682, No. 360, §§ 1, 2; 1992, Dec. 21, P.L. 1683, No. 187, § 3, effective in 60 days.
Footnotes
24 P.S. § 5009.
24 P.S. § 5004, PA ST 24 P.S. § 5004
Current through 2023 Regular Session Act 1. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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