Section 504 Announcements

Waukegan Community Unit School District No. 60 fully complies with the requirements of Section 504 of the Civil Rights Act of 1976. Complaint investigations and problem resolution under these regulations for students is the responsibility of the Office of Associate Superintendent for Special Education/Pupil Personnel Services. This office is located at Lincoln Center, Room 201 and may be reached by phone at (847) 360-5434.

CIVIL AND LEGAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Appeals - Title IX Sex Discrimination - Sex Equity

POLICY
No student shall, on the basis of his or her sex, be denied equal access to programs, activities, services or benefits, or be limited in the exercise of any right, privilege, advantage or opportunity.

The Superintendent shall appoint the Associate Superintendent for Administration as the Coordinator for Nondiscrimination (the Coordinator) for the School District. Students and parents/guardians shall be notified annually of the District's sex equity policy; of their right to initiate a discrimination grievance and the Coordinator whom such grievances shall be directed.

Within seven (7) calendar days of inquiry by a student, parent/guardian or community resident, the Coordinator shall send a copy of the District's written grievance procedure to the person making the inquiry. Upon receipt of a written grievance, the Coordinator shall investigate the nature and validity of the grievance with District personnel responsible for the program or activity cited by the grievance. The Coordinator may seek advice from related state agencies or legal counsel. Within sixty (60) calendar days of receiving the grievance, the Coordinator shall render a written decision, including the steps to be taken for further appeal of that decision. The Coordinator's written decision may be appealed within fifteen (15) calendar days to the School Board by submitting a written request for a hearing before the Board, addressed to the Office of the Superintendent. The decision of the School Board may be further appealed to the Regional Superintendent of School pursuant to Section 3-10 of The Illinois School Code, and thereafter, to the State Superintendent of Education pursuant to Section 2-3.8 of The School Code of Illinois, as provided in Section 200.90(b) of the Sex Equity Rules. Appeal outside the District shall be made in a timely fashion.

The Board of Education of District No. 60, in order to implement and comply with regulations of Educational Amendment Act of 1972 TItle IX hereby establishes a grievance procedure for students of Waukegan High School District No. 60.

SEX EQUITY GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES

1. Anyone wishing to present an allegation of sex discrimination shall contact the District Coordinator for Nondiscrimination.
2. Within seven (7) calendar days of inquiry; the Coordinator shall send a copy of the District's sex equity policy 5145.4 and grievance procedure to the inquiring individual(s).
3. Upon receipt of a written grievance, the Coordinator shall investigate the nature and validity of the grievance with the involvement of District personnel responsible for the program or activity cited by the grievance and others as necessary and appropriate. The Coordinator may seek advice from related state agencies or legal counsel.
4. Within sixty (60) calendar days of receiving the grievance, the Coordinator shall render a written decision. Included with the decision will be a reminder of the steps for further appeal. Copies of the written decision shall go to the complainant, the staff person responsible for the program or activity cited, specific individual charged (if any) and the Superintendent.
5. If either the complainant or the party charged is not satisfied with the decision rendered by the Coordinator, the decision may be appealed with fifteen (15) calendar days to the School Board by submitting a written request for a hearing before the Board, addressed to the Office of the Superintendent. The Superintendent shall forward copies of the grievance and the Coordinator's decision to the School Board. The School Board shall review all of the aforementioned documents at its next regularly scheduled meeting and shall render its written decision within fifteen (15) calendar days of the date on which the grievance was heard.
6. If either the grievance or the party charged is dissatisfied with the School Board's decision appeal may be made first to the Superintendent of the Educational Service Region and, finally, to the State Superintendent of Schools. An appeal outside the district should be made in a timely fashion.

Children's Privacy Act
Public Act 93-0462
An ACT concerning information about children.

Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Children's Privacy Protection and Parental Empowerment Act

Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Child" means a person under the age of 16."Child" does not include a minor emancipated by operation of law. "Parent" m~ans a parent, step-parent, or legal guardian. "Personal information" means any of the following:

1. A person's name
2. A person's address
3. A person's telephone number
4. A person's driver's license or State of Illinois identification card as assigned by the Illinois Secretary of State or by a similar agency of another State
5. A person's social security number
6. Any other information that can be used to locate or contact a specific individual. "Personal information" does not include any of the following:
   1. Public records as defined by Section 2 of the Freedom of Information Act
   2. Court records
   3. Information found in publicly available sources, including newspapers, magazines, and telephone directories
   4. Any other information that is not known to concern a child

Section 10. Prohibited act. The sale or purchase of personal information concerning an individual known to be a child without parental consent is prohibited.

Section 15. Information brokers.

1. For the purpose of this Act, the consent of a parent to the sale or purchase of information concerning a child is presumed unless the parent withdraws consent under this Section.
   
   

   A person who brokers or facilitates the sale of personal information concerning children must, upon written request from a parent that specifically identifies the child, provide to the parent within 20 days of the written request procedures that the parent must follow in order to withdraw consent to use personal information relating to that child. The person who brokers or facilitates the sale of personal information within 20 days after the parent has completed the procedures to withdraw consent to use personal information relating to that child.

2. This section does not apply to any of the following:
   1. Any federal, state, or local government agency or any law enforcement agency
   2. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
   3. Any educational institution, consortium, organization, or professional association, including but not limited to, public community colleges, public universities, post-secondary educational institutions as defined in the Private College Act, and private business and vocational schools as defined in the Private Business and Vocational School Act.
   4. Any not-for-profit entity that is exempt from the payment of federal taxes under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

Section 20. Application of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. A violation of any provision of this Act is a violation of the Consumer Fraud and Deception Business Practices Act. This Act, however, shall not be considered or construed to provide any private right of action.

Section 80. The School Code is amended by adding Section IA-9 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/1A-9 new)

Sec. IA-9. DutY of the Board to disseminate information concerning the Children's Privacy Protection and Parental Emoowerment ACT. The Board shall en oreoare and disseminate to the local educational agencies and the regional offices of education materials advising oarents of their rights under the Children's Privacy Protection and Parental Emoowerment Act and (in add notice to its website advising parents of their rights under the Children's Privacy Protection and Parental Emoowerment Act.

Effective Date: 1/1/2004

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