In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the State or local Agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Mail Stop 9410, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
De acuerdo con la ley federal y las reglamentaciones y políticas de derechos civiles del Departamento de Agricultura de los EE. UU. (U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA), esta institución tiene prohibido discriminar por motivos de raza, color o país de origen (incluyendo dominio limitado del inglés), religion, sexo, discapacidad, edad, estado civil, estado familiar / parental, ingresos provenientes de un programa de asistencia pública, creencias políticas, represalias o venganza por haber participado anteriormente en actividades relacionadas con los derechos civiles en cualquier programa o actividad llevado a cabo o financiado por el USDA. (No todas las causas de discriminación prohibidas se aplican a todos los programas).
La información del programa puede estar disponible en idiomas distintos al inglés. Las personas con discapacidades que requieran medios alternativos de comunicación para obtener información del programa (p. ej., braille, letra grande, cintas de audio y lenguaje de señas americano) deben comunicarse con la agencia estatal o local responsable que administra el programa o comunicarse con el USDA a través del Servicio de Retransmisión de Telecomunicaciones al 711 (voz y TTY).
Para presentar una queja por discriminación en el programa, el reclamante debe completar el formulario AD-3027, el formulario de queja por discriminación en el programa del USDA, que se puede obtener en línea, en https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027s.pdf, desde cualquier oficina del USDA, llamando al (866) 632- 9992 o escribiendo una carta dirigida al USDA. La carta debe tener el nombre, la dirección, el teléfono del reclamante y una descripción escrita de la supuesta acción discriminatoria con suficiente detalle para informar al subsecretario de derechos civiles (ASCR) sobre la naturaleza y la fecha de una supuesta violación de los derechos civiles. El formulario AD-3027 o la carta completos deben enviarse al USDA por:
correo:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; o´
correo electrónico:
Esta institución ofrece igualdad de oportunidades.
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જો તમને, ઇંગ્લિશ નથી બોિતા તેને કારણે કે કોઈ વિકિાાંગતાને કારણે, અમારી સાથે િાતચીત કરિામાાં કે આ માહિતી
સમજિામાાં તકિીફ પડતી િોય તો, કૃપા કરી અમને જણાિો. સાંપકક (સાંપકકની માહિતી). ભાષા અંગે મદદ કે અન્ય સિાય
વિનતાં ી કરિાથી વન:શલ્ુ ક મળશે.
Furlow Charter School Civil Rights Complaint Procedure
USDA Civil Rights Complaints forms will be available in every school cafeteria and the School Nutrition Program (SNP) office.
The “And Justice for All” poster will be visible to customers in the cafeteria and at other points of service (such as a classroom) when students do not come into the cafeteria.
The School Food Authority (SFA) will receive civil rights complaints in written or verbal form. Persons wishing to make a written complaint will be provided the USDA Complaint form. A complainant may also be directed to the USDA on-line complaint form. If a verbal complaint is made, the SFA staff member receiving the verbal allegation will transcribe the complaint onto the USDA complaint form.
Complaints will be forwarded as they were written or described within 5 working days of receipt to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Civil Rights (OCR).
A copy of the complaint will be sent to the Georgia Department of Education School Nutrition Division (GaDOE SND) Area Consultant.
The SFA will cooperate in the resolution of the complaint as directed by OCR and/or GaDOE SND.
A copy of any correspondence regarding the complaint will be maintained for at least five (5) years after the date the complaint is closed.
A confidential record of civil rights complaints will be kept separate from program complaints. The Civil Rights Complaint log will record the following:
complainant name
contact information
location
nature of complaint
verbal or written complaint
date of the alleged discrimination
name of the individuals(s) and organizations(s) alleged to have engaged in discrimination
date of referral to the OCR
findings of any investigation
description of the final disposition of the complaint including any corrective action planned or taken.
All school nutrition program staff will receive annual training about how to handle civil rights complaints. This is in addition to the required Civil Rights training outlined in the Free and Reduced-Price Policy.