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The Kern High School District (KHSD) is committed to ensuring equal, fair, and meaningful access to employment and education services. KHSD prohibits discrimination, harassment (including sexual harassment), intimidation, or bullying in any employment practice, education program, or educational activity on the basis and/or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics of age, ancestry, color, ethnic group identification, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical information, national origin, physical or mental disability, parental status, political affiliation, pregnancy and related conditions, race, religion, retaliation, sex, sexual orientation, military or veterans status, homelessness, foster status, affiliation with the Boy Scouts of America and other designated youth groups, or any other basis prohibited by California state and federal nondiscrimination laws consistent with Education Code 200 and 220, Government Code 11135, and Title IX.

If you believe you have been subjected to discrimination, harassment (including sexual harassment), intimidation, or bullying you should contact your school site principal and/or the District's Equity Compliance/Title IX Officer, Melissa Jimenez, 5801 Sundale Avenue, (661) 827-3173, [email protected], Title II/ADA Officer, SELPA Director Special Education, Greg Hicks 5801 Sundale Avenue, (661) 827-3105, [email protected], and Section 504 Coordinator, Elaine Gregory, 5801 Sundale Avenue, (661) 827-4529, [email protected]. A copy of KHSD's Uniform Complaint policy and Nondiscrimination policy are available at www.kernhigh.org and upon request.

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