SECTION 6 - COMMUNITY
6.0100 PUBLIC COMPLAINTS
PRESENTATION AND HEARING PROCEDURE Issue Date: 1/2/20 GB In most circumstances, citizens shall be entitled to administrative conferences and informal presentations of the complaint to the Board. Citizen complaints shall be handled as follows: 1. Complaints shall initially be discussed with the appropriate administrator within 15 calendar days of the event or action that is the subject of the complaint. 2. If the complaint is not resolved, the citizen may request a conference with the Superintendent or Superintendent's designee. Prior to the conference with the Superintendent or designee, the citizen shall submit a written complaint that includes a description of the complaint, the solution sought, and the date of the conference(s) with the administrator. 3. If the outcome of the conference with the Superintendent or designee is not to the citizen's satisfaction, the citizen may present the complaint to the Board at the next regular meeting. The Board shall designate a portion of its regular monthly meeting to hear citizen complaints. The Board may set reasonable time limits on complaint presentation. The Board shall listen to the complaint but is not required to respond or take action on the matter unless the complaint is from an aggrieved party, as defined below.
AGGRIEVED PARTIES Issue Date: 1/2/20 GB
An “aggrieved party” is a citizen who has allegedly suffered a violation of a constitutional, statutory, or common law right, or a violation of a rule adopted by the State Board of Education or public complaint policy adopted by the Board..
NOTICE Issue Date: 1/2/20 GB
An aggrieved citizen shall make a written request for a hearing, identifying specifically the claimed violation and the relief requested. The written request shall be deemed filed upon receipt by the Superintendent's office. Failure of the citizen to file such a request within 30 days of the claimed violation shall be deemed a waiver by the citizen of his or her rights to contest the alleged violation.
THE HEARING
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