Board Policy	No. 3555

CLOVIS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

BUSINESS AND NONINSTRUCTIONAL OPERATIONS Food Services
NUTRITION PROGRAM COMPLIANCE

PURPOSE:	 To set forth procedures for compliance with nondiscrimination laws relating to the District’s nutrition programs.

The Board recognizes the District's responsibility to comply with state and federal nondiscrimination laws as they apply to the District's nutrition programs. The District shall not deny any student the benefits or service of any nutrition program or discriminate against him/her on any basis prohibited by law. (7 CFR 210.23, 220.7; 34 CFR 100.1-100.13)

Coordinator

The Board designates the compliance officer specified in the District’s Administrative Regulation for Uniform Complaint Procedures as the District's civil rights coordinator to ensure compliance with the laws governing its nutrition programs and to investigate any related complaints. (5 CCR 4610, 4621)

Notifications

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) "And Justice for All" civil rights poster or a substitute poster approved by the USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) shall be displayed in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and requirements of FNS. All notices, forms, and communications required to be made available shall comply with applicable laws, regulations, and requirements of FNS.

Complaints

Any complaint concerning the District's nutrition programs shall be investigated using the process identified in the District’s Board Policy and Administrative Regulation for Uniform Complaint Procedures.

When a complaint alleging discrimination of the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability is unresolved at the District level, the coordinator shall notify the complainant of the option to contact and/or forward his/her complaint to one of the following agencies:

1. Child Nutrition Program Civil Rights and Program Complaint Coordinator, California Department of Education, Nutrition Services Division, 1430 N Street, Room 4503, Sacramento, CA 95814-2342 or call (916) 323-8531 or (800) 952-5609

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2. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, (866) 632-9992, (800) 877-8339 (Federal Relay Service - English), (800) 845-6136 (Federal Relay Service - Spanish), fax (202) 690-7442, or email program.intake.usda.gov.

Adopted: 04/22/2020

EDUCATION CODE
200-262.4 Prohibition of discrimination
48985 Notices to parents in language other than English 49060-49079 Student records
49490-49590 Child nutrition programs

PENAL CODE
422.6 Interference with constitutional right or privilege

CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 5 3080 Application of section
4600-4670 Uniform complaint procedures
4900-4965 Nondiscrimination in elementary and secondary education programs

UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 20
1400-1482 Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act 1681-1688 Discrimination based on sex or blindness, Title IX

UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 29
794 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 42
2000d-2000d-7 Title VI, Civil Rights Act of 1964
2000e-2000e-17 Title VII, Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended 2000h-2000h-6 Title IX
12101-12213 Americans with Disabilities Act

CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, TITLE 7
210.23 National School Lunch Program, District responsibilities 220.7 School Breakfast Program, requirements for participation 225.3 Summer Food Service Program, administration
225.7 Summer Food Service Program, program monitoring

CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, TITLE 28 35.101-35.190 Americans with Disabilities Act 36.303 Auxiliary aids and services

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CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, TITLE 34
100.1-100.13 Nondiscrimination in federal programs, effectuating Title VI 104.1-104.39 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
106.1-106.61 Discrimination on the basis of sex, effectuating Title IX, especially: 106.9 Dissemination of policy

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