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School Nutrition Civil Rights Process for Richard Allen Academy and Richard Allen Preparatory

Richard Allen Academy and Richard Allen Preparatory are sponsors of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Nutrition Services Child Nutrition Programs. Richard Allen Academy and Richard Allen Preparatory provide benefits to all eligible individuals without discrimination in accordance with Federal civil rights law and USDA policy as governed by FNS Instruction 113-1. The USDA, its Agencies, offices, employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, gender, age, or disability. 

Program participants who would like to make a complaint regarding Child Nutrition Programs should contact the Executive Administrator, Monisa Jones, at 937-221-9405 or [email protected]. All complaints must be submitted within 180 days of the incident for which the complaint is alleged. The Executive Administrator will not attempt to resolve the claim without first providing the claimant with information on how to file a complaint. The Executive Administrator will provide the complainant with instructions on where to obtain the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form online and offer a hard copy of the form as an alternative.

The Executive Administrator will provide instructions to the complainant on where to forward the completed USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form by any of the following methods:

 

A complainant may choose not to complete a form and instead submit the complaint verbally or in person. The Executive Administrator will write the elements of the complaint for the complainant, utilizing the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form.

All complaints, written, verbal, or anonymous, received by the Executive Administrator will be forwarded to the USDA, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, within five calendar days. The Richard Allen Academy and Richard Allen Preparatory will

• Log all complaints and maintain all documentation for four years after the complaint is closed;
• Indicate whether the complaint is received verbally, in writing, anonymously, or in person;
• Make its employees available for interviews as necessary during investigations;
• Provide documents upon request during the investigation;
• Participate in attempts to resolve the complaint;
• Notify the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce of all complaints by contacting their Education Program Specialist.

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: [email protected].

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.