1. It is an unfair or discriminatory practice for any educational institution to discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, or disability in any program or activity. Such discriminatory practices shall include but not be limited to the following practices:

 a. Exclusion of a person or persons from participation in, denial of the benefits of, or subjection to discrimination in any academic, extracurricular, research, occupational training, or other program or activity except athletic programs;
 b. Denial of comparable opportunity in intramural and interscholastic athletic programs;
 c. Discrimination among persons in employment and the conditions of employment;
 d. On the basis of sex, the application of any rule concerning the actual or potential parental, family or marital status of a person, or the exclusion of any person from any program or activity or employment because of pregnancy or related conditions dependent upon the physician’s diagnosis and certification.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 216.9

  • Disability: means the physical or mental condition of a person which constitutes a substantial disability, and the condition of a person with a positive human immunodeficiency virus test result, a diagnosis of acquired immune deficiency syndrome, a diagnosis of acquired immune deficiency syndrome-related complex, or any other condition related to acquired immune deficiency syndrome. See Iowa Code 216.2
  • discriminatory practice: means those practices specified as unfair or discriminatory in sections 216. See Iowa Code 216.2
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Gender identity: means a gender-related identity of a person, regardless of the person's assigned sex at birth. See Iowa Code 216.2
  • Institution: means a birthing hospital. See Iowa Code 252A.2
  • Person: means one or more individuals, partnerships, associations, corporations, legal representatives, trustees, receivers, and the state of Iowa and all political subdivisions and agencies thereof. See Iowa Code 216.2
  • Rule: includes "regulation". See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Sexual orientation: means actual or perceived heterosexuality, homosexuality, or bisexuality. See Iowa Code 216.2
 2. For the purpose of this section, “educational institution” includes any preschool, elementary or secondary school, community college, area education agency, or postsecondary college or university and their governing boards. This section does not prohibit an educational institution from maintaining separate toilet facilities, locker rooms, or living facilities for the different sexes so long as comparable facilities are provided. Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting any bona fide religious institution from imposing qualifications based on religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity when such qualifications are related to a bona fide religious purpose or any institution from admitting students of only one sex.
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