FILE:  JAA-P

Cf:  GAAA, JAA, JCE

 

EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES

 

STEP I

 

Any person who has a complaint involving discrimination on the basis of sex shall schedule an appointment with the Title IX Coordinator to discuss the nature of this complaint as submitted in writing.  The Coordinator shall reply in writing, by certified mail, within a reasonable amount of time.

 

STEP II

 

If the complainant is not satisfied with the outcome of the informal discussion, the complainant shall file a formal written grievance containing:

 

  1. the question(s) at issue;
     

  2. a statement of the facts upon which complainant based his original complaint;
     

  3. the specific disagreement with the informal finding;
     

  4. the specific relief requested,
     

  5. the name of the complainant's representative, if any;
     

  6. the signatures of the aggrieved party(ies).

 

Only those matters specified and introduced in the grievance procedure shall be considered in evaluation of this complaint.  All grievances shall be filed by certified mail or receipted delivery.

 

STEP III

 

The Title IX Coordinator shall schedule and conduct, within twenty (20) school days of the receipt of the grievance, a hearing on the grievance.  Both parties shall be entitled to representation at this hearing. A formal written disposition of the grievance shall be rendered by certified mail within ten (10) school days after the date of the hearing.

 

STEP IV

 

If the grievant is not satisfied with the decision rendered by the Title IX Coordinator, the matter may be appealed to the School Board.  The grievant shall within thirty (30) school days of receipt of the decision, appeal in writing to the School Board by certified mail or receipted delivery. A probate hearing shall be held by the School Board, meeting in Executive Session, within thirty (30) school days following receipt of the grievance.  A written disposition of the grievance must be rendered by the St. John Parish School Board within twenty (20) days from the date of the appeal hearing. 

 

  1. The parties may, upon mutual agreement in writing, extend all deadlines.
     

  2. Grievances which extend beyond the normal school year shall continue to be processed with "week-days" (except Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays) being substituted in the procedure for all reference to "school days." 
     

  3. Complainants who remain dissatisfied following the decision rendered by the Board have the right to appeal in writing to the Department of Health, Education and Welfare or to take legal action in a court of law.

 

Adopted:  September 21, 1978

 

St. John the Baptist Parish School Board