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Parent/student complaint - appeal and resubmission
PARENT-AUTHORED CORRESPONDENCE - ALLEGATIONS AND REQUESTS.
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that support my daughter's experiences and contradict portions of the information
relied upon in the findings.
Regarding disability discrimination concerns, my complaint involves allegations
related to my daughter's disability and the services, programs, and activities
provided by Newport News Public Schools. The district's own policy specifically
recognizes disability as a protected category. If those concerns are outside Dr.
Tupponce鈥檚 authority, then respectfully, she was not the appropriate person to
conduct or respond to this complaint.
| also maintain that the district has responsibilities regarding the actions of School
Resource Officers operating within its schools. Virginia Code 搂 22.1-280.2:3
recognizes the partnership between school divisions and law enforcement
agencies in the employment of School Resource Officers; therefore, concerns
involving actions occurring within the school environment cannot simply be
dismissed without appropriate review.
The response | received confirms my concerns that a true investigation never
occurred. My evidence and witness information have not been fully submitted
because | was never provided the opportunity through a proper investigative
process. My concerns and the evidence supporting those concerns are two
separate matters.
| respectfully request that you the superintendent:
- Conduct a complete and impartial review of my complaint.
- Determine whether the Non-Employee Discrimination Complaint Procedure was
properly followed.
- Explain why the complaint was not handled by the designated coordinator
identified in the policy.
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