It is the policy of Lucas Christian Academy (“LCA” or “the School”) to maintain a school environment that is free from discrimination and to conduct its educational practices, admissions program, financial aid policies, hiring, and other school-administrative programs on the basis of an individual’s qualifications and abilities. The School does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, gender, sex, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military status, religion, disability/handicap, or any other protected status in accordance with the requirements of all federal, state, and local laws, unless such status is required as a bona fide occupational qualification and/or such status or characteristic contradicts the deeply held religious convictions of the School, as explained in our Statement of Faith and Statement on Marriage and Human Sexuality.