Notice of Non-Discrimination and Accessibility

Animas Public Schools

Notice of Nondiscrimination and Accessibility

Animas Public Schools complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity). Animas Public Schools does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity).

            Animas Public Schools:

  • Provides free aids and services to people with disabilities to communicate effectively with us, such as:

  • Qualified sign language interpreters

  • Written information in other formats (large print, audio, accessible electronic formats, other formats)

  • Provides free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as:

  • Qualified interpreters

  • Information written in other languages

  • If you need these services, contact [Name of Civil Rights Coordinator] 

If you believe that Animas Public Schools has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), you can file a grievance with:

  • Jeff Gephart,

  • 1 Panther Blvd., Animas, NM 88020,

  • Phone: (575) 548-2299,

  • Fax: (575) 548-2388

  • [email protected]

 

You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, Jeff Gephart, Superintendent of Schools is available to help you.

You can also file a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, electronically through the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Portal, available at https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/portal/lobby.jsf, or by mail or phone at:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

200 Independence Avenue, SW

Room 509F, HHH Building

Washington, D.C. 20201

1-800-368-1019, 800-537-7697 (TDD)

Complaint forms are available at https://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/file/index.html.