All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin or any other protected class characteristic. (smithandnoble.com)
Various bases may be used for determining class characteristics — for example, color or occupation. (religion-online.org)
Rothstein argues that «the influence of social class characteristics is probably so powerful that schools can not overcome it, no matter how well trained are their teachers and no matter how well designed are their instructional programs and climates.» (educationnext.org)