Equity Form

The equity form should be used for reporting instances of ethics or violations of harassment and discrimination. Please refer to the NSDA Harassment and Discrimination Policy foundhere, and noted below for your reference:

The National Speech & Debate Association is committed to providing its participants, judges, coaches, and staff the opportunity to pursue excellence in their endeavors. This opportunity can exist only when each member of our community is assured an atmosphere of mutual respect.

The NSDA prohibits all forms of harassment and discrimination. Accordingly, all forms of harassment and discrimination, whether written or oral, based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by any applicable federal, state, or local law are prohibited, whether committed by participants, judges, coaches, or observers.

Individuals who are found to have violated this policy will be subject to the full range of sanctions, up to and including removal from the tournament premises.

Here are SVUDL Equity Guidelines that should be utilized by judges in their behavior towards participants and in their reasons for decisions. If you believe someone has not acted in accordance with the SVUDL equity guidelines, please also use this form to report behavior.

The form can be found here!