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Parent/student complaint - procedural objection
PARENT-AUTHORED CORRESPONDENCE - ALLEGATIONS AND REQUESTS.
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service, program, or activity.
The policy states that the Non-Discrimination Coordinator shall receive and review
complaints, communicate with the complainant and respondent, arrange for an
investigation, and work toward resolution through direct communication with the
complainant. To my knowledge, none of these required steps occurred in my case.
Specifically:
- | was not notified within five business days that my complaint had been received.
- | was not notified within ten business days whether any portion of my complaint
was outside the coordinator's jurisdiction.
- The required investigation outlined in the policy was not conducted, including
identifying and reviewing all relevant documents, practices, and procedures.
- Neither I nor any of the witnesses | identified were interviewed, despite the policy
specifically requiring interviews with the complainant and individuals possessing
relevant knowledge.
No investigation, hearing, or proceeding has ever taken place involving my
testimony or the testimony of my witnesses, despite these requirements being
clearly outlined in Newport News Public Schools' own policy.
You stated that your review was based on documentation maintained within the
Synergy Student Information System. As | have previously explained, that
documentation is entered by Newport News Public Schools staff and may be
incomplete, inaccurate, or fail to document critical information. The information
provided to Senior Leadership was minimal and cannot accurately capture
everything | communicated during meetings. That is precisely why an investigator
must interview the complainant directly.
Regarding the manifestation determination meetings, | maintain that discrimination
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