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Students In Protective Custody Of The State
The district strives to assist any student who has been placed in either temporary or
permanent conservatorship (custody) of the state of Texas with the enrollment and
registration process, as well as other educational services throughout the student’s
enrollment in the district.
Please contact campus principal who has been designated as the district’s liaison for
children in the conservatorship of the state, at (956) 352-6324 with any questions.
Suicide Awareness
The district is committed to partnering with parents to support the healthy mental,
emotional, and behavioral development of its students. If you are concerned about your
child, please access the following Web sites or contact the school counselor for more
information related to suicide prevention and to find mental health services available in
your area:
http://www.texassuicideprevention.org
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/mhservices-search/

Student Or Parent Complaints And Concerns
Usually student or parent complaints or concerns can be addressed simply—by a phone
call or a conference with the teacher. For those complaints and concerns that cannot be
handled so easily, the district has adopted a standard complaint policy at FNG (LOCAL) in
the district’s policy manual. In general, the student or parent should first discuss the
complaint with the campus principal. If unresolved, a written complaint and a request for a
conference should be sent to the superintendent. If still unresolved, the district provides
for the complaint to be presented to the Board of Trustees.

Some complaints require different procedures as listed below. Any campus office or the
superintendent’s office can provide information regarding specific processes for these
complaints. Additional information can also be found in the designated board policy,
available in the principal’s and superintendent’s office.

Specialized complaint procedures exist regarding:
Identification, evaluation, or educational placement of a student with a disability: policies
EHBA and FB

Loss of credit because of excessive absences: policy FDD
Removal of a student by a teacher for disciplinary reasons: policy FOAA and the Student
Code of Conduct.
Removal of a student to a disciplinary alternative education program: policy FOAB and the
Student Code of Conduct
Expulsion of a student: policy FOD and the Student Code of Conduct.
Discrimination on the basis of sex: policy FB

Harassment of a student on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or disability:
policy FNCL and the Student Code of Conduct