Massachusetts S349 amends educational practices to include continued enrollment and special medical status in nondiscrimination policies.

Massachusetts S349 amends the state's anti-discrimination laws in educational institutions to include continued enrollment and special medical status as protected categories. The bill modifies several sections of chapter 151C to ensure that discrimination protections apply to both admission and continued enrollment in educational programs. It also adds special medical status to the list of protected characteristics, alongside race, color, religion, sex, national origin, and disability. This change aims to provide broader protections for students in educational settings.

Massachusetts S349 amends educational practices to include continued enrollment and special medical status in nondiscrimination policies.

Massachusetts S349 amends the state's anti-discrimination laws in educational institutions to include continued enrollment and special medical status as protected categories. The bill modifies several sections of chapter 151C to ensure that discrimination protections apply to both admission and continued enrollment in educational programs. It also adds special medical status to the list of protected characteristics, alongside race, color, religion, sex, national origin, and disability. This change aims to provide broader protections for students in educational settings.