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Policy committee narrows local appeals in racial-harassment regulation, schedules readoption
Summary
The Carmel Central School District policy committee agreed to limit local appeals in the district—28099s racial-harassment regulation to a single local determination, add clear appeal instructions to the superintendent—280—9s letter, and place the revised regulation on the next board agenda for readoption.
The Carmel Central School District policy committee on Aug. 21 agreed to tighten the district—280—9s regulation implementing Policy 5020.2 (racial harassment of students) by explicitly limiting local remedies to a single internal appeal and adding clear next-step instructions for families.
Committee members said they would insert a short sentence after the local-appeal provision stating that administration will provide information on how to pursue further review if the complainant remains dissatisfied. "There will only be 1 level of appeal," a committee member said during the meeting. The committee also agreed the superintendent—280—9s letter of determination should include instructions for appealing to the Commissioner of Education and note that families may file with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) where federal protections apply.
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