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Civil Rights Complaint Policy & Procedure

Kingsburg Elementary Charter School District

Civil Rights Overview

The SFA must include the most current version of the federal nondiscrimination statement in a prominent location in all public information releases, publications, and on posters concerning nutrition program activities, except menus. The current USDA Civil Rights statement can be found below:

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices, employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the state or local agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027 (PDF), found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call 866-632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:

1. mail:
   U.S. Department of Agriculture
   Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
   1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Mail Stop 9410
   Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
    
2. fax:
   202-690-7442; or
    
3. email:
   Program.Intake@usda.gov.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Complaint Procedures

The civil rights coordinator for Kingsburg Elementary Charter School is Matt Stovall, Assistant Superintendent. Any person alleging discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation has the right to file a complaint within 180 days of the alleged discriminatory action. Under special circumstances this time limit may be extended. Program complaints may be filed in English, or in a language other than English. If language assistance or translation services are needed, translators shall be provided by the SFA.

At the SFA level, civil rights complaints received must be forwarded to the California Department of Education or USDA. The civil rights coordinator should collect/transcribe a report of the complaint on to a log that must include, at a minimum, the following information:

To file a program or Civil Rights complaint, please contact state agency listed below:

If the nature of the complaint alleges discrimination, the NSD recommends that the Civil Rights Coordinator at the SFA collect the following information and forward to USDA:

Updated: 4-24-2025