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When a complaint contains evidence of criminal activity or child abuse, the compliance coordinator shall report such conduct to the appropriate law enforcement or DCF authorities.
To the extent possible, confidentiality will be maintained throughout the investigation of a complaint. The desire for confidentiality must be balanced with the district’s obligation to conduct a thorough investigation, to take appropriate corrective action or to provide due process to the accused.
The filing of a complaint or otherwise reporting racial or disability harassment shall not reflect upon the student’s status or grades. Any act of retaliation against any person who has filed a complaint or testified, assisted, or participated in an investigation of a racial or disability harassment complaint is prohibited. Any person who retaliates is subject to immediate disciplinary action, up to and including expulsion for a student or termination of employment for an employee.
False or malicious complaints of racial or disability harassment may result in corrective or disciplinary action against the complainant.
A summary of this policy shall be posted in each district facility and shall be published in student handbooks and on the district’s website as directed by the district compliance coordinator. Notification of the policy shall be included in the school newsletter or published in the local newspaper annually, if applicable.
Right to Request Teacher Qualifications
As the parent of a student attending schools that receive federal funds under the No Child Left Behind law, you have the right to know the professional qualifications of your child’s teachers. You have the right to ask for the following information about each of your child’s teachers:
• Whether the teacher has met State qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction;
• Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which State qualification or licensing criteria have been waived;
• The baccalaureate degree major of the teacher and any other graduate certification or degree held by the teacher, and the field of discipline of the certification or degree; and
• Whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.
• Title 1 schools (Atchison Elementary School) is to notify each individual parent when his or her child has
been assigned, or has been taught for four or more consecutive weeks, by a teacher who is not highly qualified.
School Safety Hotline
The Kansas State Department of Education, in cooperation with the Kansas Highway Patrol, has established a school safety hotline. This hotline is a toll free number available 24 hours per day, 365 days per year to give students, parents, and community members the opportunity to report any impending school violence. As you are aware, students usually have knowledge of potential school violence before it occurs. This hotline gives students the opportunity to anonymously report any potential violence. The Kansas School Safety Hotline number is 1.877.626.8203.
Searches
The principal or his/her designee may conduct searches of students or their personal possessions when there is reasonable suspicion that a student is in possession of an object that can jeopardize the health, welfare or safety of
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