The District affirms that no qualified student with a disability shall, on the basis of that disability, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination/ harassment under any District program or activity. The denial of equal access to the District's educational programs and/or activities and/or the denial of a "free appropriate public education" (FAPE) on the basis of a student's disability(ies) is considered disability-based discrimination under both federal and state law and, as such, a violation of District policy.

Any student/parent/guardian/individual/organization has the right to file a written complaint of disability discrimination, including but not limited to failure to provide equal access to a student with a disability, failure to provide FAPE, failure to implement a student's IEP, and failure to adhere to a student's procedure safeguards, within six months from the date the alleged discrimination occurred or the date the complainant first obtained knowledge of the facts of the alleged discrimination.  A written complaint may be filed through the District’s Uniform Complaint Procedures in the Educational Equity Compliance Office. A report of findings is developed within 60 days of receiving the written complaint addressing the complainant’s discrimination or special education non-compliance allegations.