Equal Employment Opportunity has been, and will continue to be, a fundamental principle at Collegiate Charter School of Lowell, where employment is based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination because of gender identity, race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and sexual harassment), sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, sex discrimination in payment of wages to women and men performing substantially equal work in jobs that require equal skill, effort and responsibility under similar working conditions, or any other protected characteristic as established by law.