Administrative Regulation (AR) 1312 provides for the handling of
complaints alleging unlawful discrimination or violations of laws or
regulations governing specified District programs or activities. The
following procedures shall be followed where a written complaint is
filed with the Fullerton Joint Union High School District alleging
unlawful discrimination or a violation of Federal or State laws or
regulations governing the following programs: Adult Basic Education,
Consolidated Categorical Aid Programs, Vocational Education, Child Care
and Development Programs, Child Nutrition Programs, and Special
Education Programs.
Dr. Jennifer Williams, Executive
Director Administrative Services, shall be the District's Compliance
Officer for complaints dealing with students. Dr. Ed Atkinson,
Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, shall be the District's
compliance officer for complaints dealing with staff members and shall
also be the District's Title IX Coordinator. These individuals shall be
responsible for receiving and investigating complaints. Dr. Sylvia
Kaufman, Assistant Superintendent Education and Assessment Services,
shall be the District's compliance officer for complaints dealing with
student grades or school of residence issues.
A
complaint of unlawful discrimination must be filed no later than six
months from the date the alleged discrimination occurred or not later
than six months from the date the complainant first obtained knowledge
of the facts of the alleged discrimination. The District's
investigation shall be completed and a written decision prepared within
60 days from the receipt of the complaint.
The
District's decision shall contain the findings and disposition of the
complaint, including any corrective actions, the rationale for such
disposition, notice of the complainant's right to appeal the District's
decision to the State Department of Education, and the procedures to
be followed for initiating an appeal to the State Department of
Education.
Although not specified in AR 1312.1,
allegations of unlawful discrimination on the basis of disability,
gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or
ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or association with a person
or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics
are also governed by these procedures. The complainant shall be
protected from retaliation, and all information about the complaint
will be confidential. In addition, complaints pertaining to the
following are to be referred to other appropriate State or Federal
agencies: (1) allegations of child abuse, (2) health and safety
complaints regarding a child development program, (3) discrimination
issues involving child nutrition programs or Title IX, (4) employment
discrimination complaints, and (5) allegations of fraud. Local
community legal assistance agencies are available. Legal resources can
be located in the telephone book under legal services.
A copy
of AR 1312.1 is provided below. As noted in the AR, the first step of a
complaint is to bring the issue to the attention of the site principal
for possible resolution. The Uniform Complaint form is provided within
the document on pages (g and h).