File:  EFE - CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINT POLICY FOR CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS

The ______ School District is committed to complying with Civil Rights Requirements in all of its programs, including the USDA Food and Nutrition Services and DESE School Food and Nutrition Programs, and specifically the Civil Rights Requirements outlined in Food and Nutrition Programs Instruction 113-1 and the 2016 MoU between USDA FNS Civil Rights Division and the Massachusetts DESE Office for Food and Nutrition Programs.

Any person alleging discrimination in the District's School Food and Nutrition Program based on race, color, national origin, age, sex, or disability, either written or verbal, has the right to file a complaint.  The designee at the District/school level will provide assistance to the individual(s) including but not limited to explaining the steps in the complaint process, and maintain a complaint log, as required by law.

LEGAL REF.:  FNS 113-1: Civil Rights Compliance and Enforcement

NOTE:  Procedures Template for USDA Food and Nutritions Services Complaints can be found here. Districts are required by FNS 113-1 to establish procedures to receive complaints, assist individuals with complaints, log, and report Civil Rights complaints related to School Food and Nutrition Services.

NOTE:  The Superintendent or designee will develop complaint procedures

SOURCE:  MASC 2023