Uniform Complaints
Uniform Complaint
A UCP complaint is complaint regarding unlawful discrimination (such as discriminatory harassment, intimidation, or bullying, or sexual harassment) in district programs and activities, the violation of specific federal and state programs that use categorical funds. The specific areas are outlined in Board Policy 1312.3. A UCP complaint can be filed related to allegations involving impermissible student fees.
A complaint alleging unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying may be filed only by a person who alleges having personally suffered unlawful discrimination, a person who believes that any specific class of individuals has been subjected to unlawful discrimination, or a duly authorized representative who alleges that an individual student has been subjected to discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying. A UCP complaint, except for a UCP complaint alleging unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying, shall be filed no later than one year from the date alleged violation occurred. For complaints related to the LCAP, the date of the alleged violation is the date when the County Superintendent of Schools approves the LCAP that was adopted by the Board. A UCP complaint alleging unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying, shall be filed no later than six months from the date that the alleged unlawful discrimination occurred, or six months from the date that the complainant first obtained knowledge of the facts of the alleged unlawful discrimination. Any complaint alleging noncompliance with law regarding the prohibition against student fees, deposits, and charges or any requirement related to the LCAP may be filed anonymously if the complaint provides evidence, or information leading to evidence, to support an allegation of noncompliance.
The District’s UCP complaint form is available here:
Discrimination or harassment in employment is governed by the process in Board Policy 4030 and the accompanying Administrative Regulation. If an Employee submits a UCP related to discrimination in employment as the “written complaint,” it will be handled in accordance with the process in Administrative Regulation not the UCP.