Nondiscrimination in District Programs and Activities

Notice of Nondiscrimination

The Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District (COJUSD) is committed to providing a working and learning environment free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct, or bullying.

Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs or activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts of America and other designated youth groups, as required by federal law (34 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Sections 100.6(d), 104.8, 106.8(a)(b); 28 CFR Section 35.106; and 20 United States Code (USC) 790).

California law also provides additional protection against discrimination based on actual or perceived ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, immigration status, religion, sexual orientation, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics (Education Code (EC) Sections 200, 220, and 234.6; Title 5 California Code of Regulations (5 CCR) Sections 4622, 4960(b), 4900 et seq.).

The District does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination, including sexual harassment, in any education program or activity it operates, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and its implementing regulations. This requirement extends to admission, employment, and all District programs and activities.

To report information about conduct that may constitute sex discrimination or make a complaint of sex discrimination under Title IX, please refer to www.cojusd.org. Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District’s Title IX Coordinator, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights,5 or both. Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District’s Title IX Coordinator is:

Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District’s nondiscrimination policy and grievance procedures can be located at www.cojusd.org

Student Title IX Coordinator

Sunsie Tumacder

Director of Student Services

12623 Ave 416

Orosi, CA 93647

[email protected]

(559) 528-6949

Student ADA/Title II and Section 504 Coordinator

Antonio Quintanilla

Director of Special Services

12623 Ave 416