File: AC-E-1 - Nondiscrimination/Equal Opportunity Notice File: AC-E-1 - Nondiscrimination/Equal Opportunity NoticeIn compliance with Titles VI & VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, and Colorado law, East Otero School District does not unlawfully discriminate against otherwise qualified students, employees, applicants for employment, or members of the public on the basis of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, national origin, religion, ancestry, family composition or need for special education services. Discrimination against employees and applicants for employment based on age, genetic information, and conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth is also prohibited in accordance with state and/or federal law. Harassment, if it arises to the level described in state law, is a prohibited form of discrimination.
Complaint procedures have been established for students, parents, employees, and members of the public as follows:
• Policy AC-R-1: Students
• Policy AC-R-2: Employees, Applicants for Employment and Members of the Public
• Policy AC-R-3: Sex-based Harassment (Title IX)
The following person(s) have been identified as the designated compliance officer for the district:
East Otero School District
Richard Romero
Designated Compliance Officer
301 Raton Avenue
La Junta, Colorado 81050
rromero@lajunta.k12.co.us
(719) 384-6900
Dawn Ortiz
Title IX Coordinator
301 Raton Avenue
La Junta, Colorado 81050
dortiz@lajunta.k12.co.us
(719) 384-6900
Outside agencies
Complaints regarding violations of Title VI, (race, national origin), Title IX (sex/gender), Section 504/ADA (handicap or disability), may be filed directly with the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, 1244 North Speer Boulevard, Suite 310, Denver, Colorado, 80204. Complaints regarding violations of Title VII (employment) and the ADEA (prohibiting age discrimination in employment) may be filed directly with the Federal Office of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 950 17th Street, Suite 300, Denver, Colorado 80202, or the Colorado Civil Rights Commission, 1560 Broadway, Suite 825, Denver, Colorado 80202.
Dated: September 10, 2007
Revised October 13, 2008
Revised June 11, 2012
Revised March 10, 2014
Updated February 9, 2015
Updated June 13, 2016
Revised September 12, 2016
Revised July 28, 2020
Revised November 16, 2021
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Revised July 24, 2024