{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-1402.42","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 2-1402.42","heading":"Exceptions regarding sex discrimination and age.","body":"(a)\nNothing in this chapter regarding sex discrimination in admission policy shall apply to any private undergraduate college or to any private preschool, elementary or secondary school; except that, when any of the above exempted colleges offers a course nowhere else available in the District, opportunity for admission to that course must be open to students of both sexes who otherwise meet lawful requirements for admission.\n\n(b)\nIt shall not be an unlawful discriminatory practice for the District of Columbia to prescribe minimum and maximum age limits for appointment to the police officer and firefighter cadet programs.","path":["Title 2. Government Administration.","Chapter 14. Human Rights.","Unit A. Human Rights Law.","Subchapter II. Prohibited Acts of Discrimination.","Part E. Educational Institutions."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/2-1402.42","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"d718857830716204db9e3acf92418ee0352edd8d503a70278b7085788e0e8502","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-1402.41","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-1402.51"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}