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Improving Outcomes for Black Male Students
Since 2010, OUSD has made explicit and systematic attempts to improve the fortunes of black males, highlighted by the creation of the Office of African-American Male Achievement (AAMA), a department devoted to fostering practices that accelerate the development of African-American boys. Many of its initiatives are designed to impact the issue which received the most scrutiny in a recent Urban Strategies report—disproportionate suspension rates for black males. A tremendous amount of work remains in this area, but OUSD has implemented a series of measures to help reverse a trend which limits the potential of not only black youth, but also the Oakland community as a whole. Click here to read more about our work.
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Nondiscrimination Policy
OUSD prohibits unlawful discrimination against any protected group as identified under Education Code 200 and 220 and Government Code 11135, and Title IX, including actual or perceived sex, sexual orientation, gender, ethnic group identification, race, ancestry, national origin, religion, color, mental or physical disability, age, or on the basis of a person’s association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics in any District program or activity that received or benefits from state financial assistance, including athletic programs. Complaint forms are available at school sites and at the Office of the Ombudsperson, located in the District’s Paul Robeson Administrative Building, 1025 Second Avenue, Room 316. For further information, call 273-3243. BOARD POLICY 0410, 5145.3