Section 504 Nondiscrimination Policy and Complaint Procedures

The Westmoreland County School Board does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of disability. The Westmoreland County School Board has established this policy as a way to provide prompt and impartial review of complaints alleging any action prohibited by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. This policy provides an optional resolution procedure for a complainant. This procedure is not a prerequisite before a complainant may directly pursue any other remedy available under state or federal law. However, the policy of the Westmoreland County School Board is for students, parents/guardians and employees to have the opportunity to make concerns known to the School Board and for the School Board to have the opportunity to respond to and resolve concerns as rapidly as practicable. 

The goal of these procedures is to protect the substantive rights of interested persons, meet appropriate due process standards, assure School Board compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and provide a prompt, equitable and impartial resolution of complaints alleging a violation of Section 504. 

Any student or any parent or guardian of a student may be a complainant and may file a formal or informal grievance as provided below.

Please visit our policy manual page for the entire policy and directions for submitting a formal complaint.

You may contact our Compliance Office, Mr. James Cook, by emailing division_compliance@wmlcps.org