Equal Opportunity Policy

No employee of the Mesquite Independent School District, acting in his/her official capacity, may discriminate on the basis of ethnicity, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, military status, or any other basis prohibited by law regarding such personnel practices as assigning, hiring, promoting, compensating, and discharging employees, use of facilities, awarding contracts, and participating in programs.

No qualified handicapped person shall, on the basis of handicap, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subject to discrimination under any program or activity sponsored by this school district as specifically provided by law in Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and in the Title IX Implementing Regulations.

Inquiries regarding any of these policies should be directed to the Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Linda Henrie, 405 E. Davis, Mesquite, Texas 75149, whose office phone number is 972-288-6411.