Uniform Complaint Procedures

Annual Notice for 2020-2021

For students, employees, parents/guardians, school and district advisory committee members, private school officials, and other interested parties

The Whittier Union High School District annually notifies its students, employees, parents or guardians of its students, the district advisory committee, school advisory committees, appropriate private school officials, and other interested parties of the Uniform Complaint Procedures (UCP) process.
The Whittier Union High School District is primarily responsible for compliance with federal and state laws and regulations, including those related to unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation or bullying against any protected group, and all programs and activities that are subject to the UCP in:
Accommodations for Pregnant and Parenting Pupils, Adult Education, After School Education and Safety, Agricultural Career Technical Education, American Indian Education Centers and Early Childhood Education Program Assessments, Bilingual Education, California Peer Assistance and Review Programs for Teachers, Career Technical and Technical Education, Career Technical, Technical Training, Career Technical Education, Child Care and Development, Child Nutrition, Compensatory Education, Consolidated Categorical Aid, Course Periods without Educational Content, Economic Impact Aid, Education of pupils in Foster Care, Pupils who are Homeless, former Juvenile Court Pupils now enrolled in a school district, Children of Military Families, English Learner Programs, Every Student Succeeds Act/No Child Left Behind (Titles I-VII), Local Control and Accountability Plan, Migrant Education, Physical Education Instructional Minutes, Pupil Fees, Reasonable Accommodations to a Lactating Pupil, Regional Occupational Centers and Programs, School Safety Plans, Special Education, State Preschool, Tobacco-Use Prevention Education and complaints regarding Safety Planning Requirements, Discrimination, Harassment, Intimidation, Bullying and Unlawful Pupil Fees.

A pupil fee includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:

1. A fee charged to a pupil as a condition for registering for school or classes, or as a condition for participation in a class
or an extracurricular activity, regardless of whether the class or activity is elective or compulsory, or is for credit. 2. A security deposit, or other payment, that a pupil is required to make to obtain a lock, locker, book, class apparatus,
musical instrument, clothes, or other materials or equipment. 3. A purchase that a pupil is required to make to obtain materials, supplies, equipment, or clothes associated with an
educational activity.

A pupil fees complaint may be filed with the principal of a school or our superintendent or his or her designee. A pupil fees and/or an LCAP complaint may be filed anonymously, however, the complainant must provide evidence or information leading to evidence to support the complaint.

A pupil enrolled in a school in our district shall not be required to pay a pupil fee for participation in an educational activity.

A pupil fee complaint shall be filed no later than one year from the date the alleged violation occurred.

We shall post a standardized notice of the educational rights of pupils in foster care, pupils who are homeless, and former juvenile court pupils now enrolled in a school district, and pupils in military families as specified in EC Sections 48853, 48853.5, 49069.5, 51225.1, and 51225.2. This notice shall include complaint process information, as applicable.

The staff member, position, or unit responsible to receive UCP complaints in our agency is:

Monica Oviedo Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services and

Title IX Coordinator 9401 S Painter Ave. Whittier, Ca 90605

Monica.Oviedo@wuhsd.org (562) 698-8121 Ext:1020

Complaints will be investigated and a written report with a decision will be sent to the complainant within 60 days from the receipt of the complaint. This time period may be extended by written agreement of the complainant. The person responsible for investigating the complaint shall conduct and complete the investigation in accordance with our UCP policies and procedures.

The complainant has a right to appeal our decision of complaints regarding specific programs and activities subject to the UCP, pupil fees and the LCAP to the California Department of Education (CDE) by filing a written appeal within 15 days of receiving our decision. The appeal must be accompanied by a copy of the originally-filed complaint and a copy of our Decision.

We advise any complainant of civil law remedies, including, but not limited to, injunctions, restraining orders, or other remedies or orders that may be available under state or federal discrimination, harassment, intimidation or bullying laws, if applicable.

Copies of our Uniform Complaint Procedures process shall be available free of charge.

July 2020

Procedimientos Uniformes de Quejas

Aviso Anual 2020-21 

Para los estudiantes, empleados, padres o tutores, miembros de los comités asesores de escuelas y distritos,

funcionarios de escuelas privadas y otros individuos interesados

El Distrito de Escuelas Preparatorias de Whittier notifica anualmente a sus estudiantes, empleados, padres o tutores de sus estudiantes, comité asesor del distrito, comités asesores de las escuelas, funcionarios de escuelas privadas pertinentes y otros individuos interesados de los Procedimientos Uniformes para Quejas (Uniform Complaint Procedures, UCP).

El Distrito de Escuelas Preparatorias de Whittier tiene la responsabilidad primordial de cumplir con las leyes y normas estatales y federales, incluyendo con aquellas leyes relacionadas con la discriminación, acoso, intimidación y hostigamiento en contra de cualquier grupo protegido, así como todos los programas y actividades que están sujetos a los UCP como:

Ajustes para las estudiantes Embarazadas y de Crianza, Educación para Adultos, Educación y Seguridad Después de Clases, Educación en Carreras Agrícolas Técnicas, Centros Educativos para el poblado Indigeno-Americano y programs de Evaluacion para la Educacion Infantil, Educación Bilingüe, Carreras Técnicas, Educaión Técnica, Capacitación Técnica, Cuidado y Desarrollo Infantil, Educación Compensatoria, Asistencia Categórica Consolidada, Períodos Eeducativos sin Contenido, Educación de alumnos en Cuidado de Crianza, Alumnos sin Hogar, Ex-Alumnos de la Corte Juvenil Actualmente Matriculados un Distrito Escolar, Estudiantes de Familias Militares, Programas para Estudiantes que estan Aprendiendo Inglés, Decreto Para que Todo lo Estudiante Tengan Éxito o Para que Ningún Estudiante Se Quede Atrás (Títulos 1- VII), Plan de Control y Responsabilidad Local, Educación para Migrantes, Minutos Instructivos de Educación Física, Cuotas Estudiantiles, Adaptaciones Razonables a un Alumno Lactante, Centros y Programas Ocupacionales Regionales, Planes Escolares de Seguridad, Educación Especial, Educación Preescolar Estatal, Educación para la Prevención del Consumo de Tabaco y Quejas Relacionadas con los Requisitos de Planificación de Seguridad, Discriminación, Hostigamiento, Intimidación, Acoso Estudiantil y Cuotas Ilegales para los Alumnos.

Las cuotas de estudiantes incluyen, pero no se limitan, a las siguientes: