Saint Paul, Minn., Legis. Code ch. 183 § 183.05
Prohibited acts in education
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It shall be unlawful: (1) To discriminate in any manner with respect to access to, use of or benefit from any institution of education or services and facilities rendered in connection therewith, except that a school operated by a religious denomination may require membership in such denomination as condition of enrollment. (2) To discriminate against a person enrolled as a student by excluding, expelling or taking other actions against them. (3) To make or use a written or oral inquiry or form of application for admission that elicits or attempts to elicit information, or to make or keep a record that indicates discrimination against a person seeking admission. (4) To fail to ensure physical and program access for disabled persons. For purposes of this paragraph, program access includes, but is not limited to, providing taped texts, interpreters or other methods of making orally delivered materials available, readers in libraries, adapted classroom equipment, and similar auxiliary aids or services. Program access does not include providing attendants, individually prescribed devices, readers for personal use or study, or other devices or services of a personal nature.
Saint Paul Legislative Code ch. 183 § 183.05 prohibits educational institutions from discriminating in access, use, or benefits related to education, with a narrow exception allowing religiously operated schools to require denominational membership for enrollment. The rule also bars discriminatory application forms or record-keeping, and prohibits actions that exclude or expel students on discriminatory grounds. Additionally, institutions must ensure that disabled persons can access both the physical facilities and the programs offered, including through auxiliary aids such as taped texts, interpreters, and adapted equipment—though personally prescribed devices or personal attendants are not required under this provision.
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Although § 183.05 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code primarily governs educational institutions rather than residential landlords, operators who provide on-site educational programs, tutoring services, or community learning spaces as part of their housing offerings should be aware that those activities fall within the scope of this provision. Compliant operators generally ensure that any such educational services are open on a non-discriminatory basis, that application or enrollment materials do not solicit protected-class information, and that physical spaces and program delivery are accessible to disabled participants. Operators affiliated with a religious denomination should note the narrow enrollment exception available under § 183.05(1).
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Under Saint Paul Legislative Code ch. 183 § 183.05, students and prospective students have the right to access educational institutions and their programs free from discrimination, and to be protected from discriminatory expulsion, exclusion, or other adverse actions. Disabled individuals are specifically entitled to program access accommodations such as interpreters, taped texts, and adapted equipment, though the provision does not extend to personally prescribed devices or personal attendants. Those who believe their rights under § 183.05 have been violated may consider filing a complaint with the Saint Paul Department of Human Rights and Equal Economic Opportunity or reaching out to a local tenant-rights or civil-rights organization for general information about available remedies.
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