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Procedures: Any student who believes he/she has been discriminated against or has been harassed by anotherstudent, employee, or non-employee (volunteer) may use the student grievance procedures or may complaindirectly to the building principal or the District’s Educational Equity Coordinator. The filing of a complaint orotherwise reporting discrimination or harassment will not affect a student's status, extracurricular activities,future grades, or homework assignments.The right to confidentiality, both of the complainant and of the accused, will be respected, consistent with theSchool Board's legal obligations and with the necessity to investigate allegations of misconduct and takecorrective action when this conduct has occurred.In determining whether alleged conduct constitutes sexual/racial harassment, the totality of the circumstances, thenature of the conduct and the context in which the alleged conduct occurred will be investigated. TheSuperintendent or designee has the responsibility of investigating and resolving complaints of sexual/racialharassment.Disciplinary Action: a substantiated charge of discrimination or harassment on the part of a student shallsubject that student to disciplinary action, which may include suspension or expulsion, consistent with theStudent Conduct and Discipline Code.STUDENT GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE(DISCRIMINATION)The student grievance procedure is solely limited to the questions and concerns that arise from Title IX of theEducation Amendments Act, that prohibits sex discrimination in education or the Florida Equity Act, whichprohibits discrimination in public education on the basis of race, national origin, sex, disability, or marital statusof a student.Note:The student grievance procedure does not apply to the appeal of school disciplinary actions; unless thestudent asserts that the disciplinary sanctions are the result of discrimination, as defined by Title IX orthe Florida Equity Act.The following steps shall be followed if a student feels that he/she has experienced discrimination at school:Level I: If the student believes that he/she has been discriminated against, he/she may file a written complaintwith his/her school counselor or the District Equity Coordinator. The school counselor or the District EquityCoordinator will schedule a conference. The conference must be held within five (5) school days of the date offiling.Level II: If a student is not satisfied with the resolution made at Level I, he/she may appeal in writing to theappropriate building level administrator (such as an assistant principal or dean) for an informal conference anddiscussion of the grievance.Level III: If a student is not satisfied with the resolution made at Level II, he/she may appeal to the buildingprincipal in writing for an informal conference and discussion of the grievance.Level IV: If a student is not satisfied with the resolution made at Level III and the grievance was filed due toalleged discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, disability, marital status, age, religion,or any other basis prohibited by law, he/she may appeal to the District’s Educational Equity Coordinator byfollowing the Educational Equity Complaint/Grievance Procedure. Such complaints should be filed with:Educational Equity CoordinatorSeminole County Public Schools400 East Lake Mary Blvd.Sanford, FL 32773-712731Page 564