Non-Discrimination Policy & Procedure

Non-Discrimination

No Discriminación

The district prohibits discrimination and harassment on any basis protected by law, including but not limited to, an individual’s perceived or actual race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation¹, national or ethnic origin, mental or physical disability or perceived disability, pregnancy, familial status, economic status, veterans’ status, marital status or age, or because of the perceived or actual race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, mental or physical disability or perceived disability, pregnancy, familial status, economic status, veterans’ status, marital status or age, of any other persons with whom the individual associates.

The district prohibits discrimination and harassment, including but not limited to, in employment, assignment and promotion of personnel; in educational opportunities and services offered students; in student assignment to schools and classes; in student discipline; in location and use of facilities; in educational offerings and materials; and in accommodating the public at public meetings. The board encourages staff to improve human relations within the schools, to respect all individuals and to establish channels through which citizens can communicate their concerns to the administration and the board.

The superintendent shall appoint a designee(s) to serve as the compliance officer(s) for the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VI, Title VII, Title IX and other civil rights or discrimination issues and make known compliance officer(s) contact information². The board will adopt and the district will publish complaint procedures providing for prompt and equitable resolution of complaints from students, employees and the public.

Complaints regarding noncompliance with non-discrimination legislation shall be processed through the appropriate district policy and/or regulation.

The district prohibits retaliation and discrimination against an individual who has opposed any discrimination act or practice; because that person has filed a charge, testified, assisted or participated in an investigation, proceeding or hearing; and further prohibits anyone from coercing, intimidating, threatening or interfering with an individual for exercising any rights guaranteed under state and federal law.

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1 “Sexual orientation” means an individual’s actual or perceived heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality or gender identity, regardless of whether the individuals’s gender identity, appearance, expression or behavior differs from that traditionally associated with the individuals’s sex at birth.

2 Districts are reminded that the district is required to notify students an employees of the name, office address and telephone number of the employee or employees appointed.

Discrimination Complaint Procedure

Procedimientos de Quejas por Discriminación  

Complaints regarding discrimination or harassment, on any basis protected by law, shall be processed in accordance with the following procedures:

1. Complaints may be oral or in writing and must be filed with the principal. The principal shall investigate and determine the action to be taken, if any, and reply, in writing, to the complainant within 10 school days of receipt of the complaint. Any staff member that receives a written or oral complaint shall report the complaint to the principal.
2. If the complainant wishes to appeal the decision of the principal, he/she may submit a written appeal to the superintendent or designee within five school days after receipt of the principal’s response to the complaint. The superintendent or designee will review the merits of the complaint and the principal’s decision and respond, in writing, to the complainant within 10 school days.
3. If the complainant is not satisfied with the decision of the superintendent or designee, a written appeal may be filed with the board within five school days of receipt of the superintendent’s or designee’s response in Step 2. The board may decide to hear or deny the request for appeal. The board may meet with the concerned parties and their representative at the next regular or special board meeting. The board’s decision will be final and will include the legal basis for the decision, findings of fact and conclusions of law. A copy of the board’s final decision shall be sent to the complainant in writing within 10 days of this meeting.

If the principal is the subject of the complaint, the individual may file a complaint with the superintendent or  designee. If the superintendent is the subject of the complaint, the complaint should be referred to the Board  chair. The Board may refer the investigation to a third party.

Complaints against the Board as a whole or against an individual Board member, should be made to the Board chair and may be referred to district counsel. Complaints against the Board chair may be made directly to Board vice chair.

Timelines may be extended based upon mutual consent of both parties.

If the complainant is not satisfied after exhausting local complaint procedures, or 90 days, whichever occurs first, he/she may appeal in writing to the Superintendent of Public Instruction under Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR) 581-022-1940.

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Please see above links for policy and complaint form.