Civil Rights: Non-Discrimination Complaint Procedures:

PURPOSE
To ensure civil rights complaints related to school meal programs are accepted in any form, processed correctly, and handled promptly and confidentially, regardless of the format in which they are received.

COMPLIANCE PLAN
The district will adopt and maintain a complaint procedure that accepts verbal, written, emailed, or anonymous complaints and routes them to the designated civil rights coordinator immediately upon receipt.

https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/general-information/staff-offices/office-assistant-secretary-civil-rights/how-file-usda-discrimination-complaint/how-file-program-discrimination-complaint

Civil Rights: Meal Modifications Policy:

PURPOSE
To ensure the district maintains a compliant, board-approved, written meal modification policy that does not impose unnecessary burdens on families and only requires medical documentation when the meal pattern cannot otherwise be met.

COMPLIANCE PLAN
The district will maintain a clear approved meal modification policy reviewed by Director, District Nurse, nutrition leadership, and special services staff. The policy will be accessible to families and applied consistently across all schools.

https://search.usa.gov/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&affiliate=usda-food-nutrition-service&query=meal+modifications


Civil Rights: Public Posting of Meal Modifications Policy:
 
PURPOSE 
To ensure the meal modification policy is publicly available alongside other district-wide policies and included in all family-facing enrollment and informational materials.

COMPLIANCE PLAN 
The district will publish the policy on the main district policy webpage, include it in the school handbook, and verify it is accessible in all family enrollment materials each year before school opens.

https://search.usa.gov/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&affiliate=usda-food-nutrition-service&query=meal+modifications