Continuous Notice of Nondiscrimination

Notice to staff, students, families:

Nondiscrimination Coordinators, Title IX Coordinator and Complaint Managers

District 99 does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex and disability.
District 99 has appointed the following people below to ensure that the district offers equal opportunity employment and educational opportunities and prohibits the harassment of employees, students and others. If you have a concern, you are encouraged to contact one of the Complaint Managers listed below or email titleix@csd99.org.
To contact the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights, visit the website here.
See http://www.csd99.org/academics for complete academic offerings and admission criteria.
District 99 provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.

Nondiscrimination Commitment

Community High School District 99 is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity in its education programs and activities and employment. The District complies with all laws and applicable regulations that prohibit discrimination, harassment, and retaliation by and in the District, including the following:

Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq.
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
The State Officials and Employees Ethics Act
The Illinois Human Rights Act
Sections 10-22.5, 27-1, and 20.60 of the School Code and 23 Illinois Administrative Code Part 200
Victims’ Economic Security and Safety Act, 820 ILCS 108/
Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003, 820 ILCS 112/
Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act (GINA), 410 ILCS 513/ and Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000ff et seq.
Employee Credit Privacy Act, 820 ILCS 70/

The District will use the grievance procedures in Board of Education Policies 2.260 (Uniform Grievance Procedure) and 2.265 (Title IX Sexual Harassment Grievance Procedure) to process complaints based on alleged violations of law or Board policy. District administration also uses the following Administrative Procedure to process complaints of Title IX Sexual Harassment: 2.265 Administrative Procedure – Title IX Sexual Harassment Grievance Process.

No student, parent/guardian, employee, or other member of the District community will be subjected to retaliation as prohibited under any law or Board policy, including those laws identified above. Retaliation is an adverse act imposed because a person has asserted a right or participated in a process involving the assertion of a right, including reporting a violation of law or Board policy or participating in the grievance processes used to process complaints based on alleged violations of law or Board policy.

Any person who believes any student, employee, or third party or the District generally has engaged in conduct prohibited by the laws cited above or Board policy, including discrimination, harassment, or retaliation, or who has inquiries about the application of the laws cited above or Board policy should contact a District Nondiscrimination/Title IX Coordinator, Nondiscrimination Coordinator, or Complaint Manager using the contact information below:

More information on the Board policies prohibiting discrimination, harassment, and retaliation can be found in Board policy, including, for example, Board policies 5.10 (Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment), 5.20 (Workplace Harassment Prohibited), 7.10 (Equal Educational Opportunities), 7.20 (Harassment of Students Prohibited); 7.180 (Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment). More information about how to report discrimination, harassment, or retaliation can be found in Board policies 2.260 (Uniform Grievance Procedure) and 2.265 (Title IX Grievance Procedure). The Board’s policy handbook is available online here.