Policies and Notices
BOARD POLICIES (BP)/ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS (AR)
Antelope Valley Union High School District Board Policies and Administrative Regulations are available by clicking here.
NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT
The Antelope Valley Union High School District Board desires to provide a welcoming, safe, and supportive school environment that allows all students equal access to opportunities in the District's academic, extracurricular, and other educational support programs, services, and activities. The Board prohibits, at any District school or school activity, unlawful discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, intimidation, and bullying, of any student by anyone, based on the student's actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification, ethnicity, age, religion, pregnancy, childbirth, termination of pregnancy or lactation, including related medical conditions or recovery, parental, marital, and family status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sex, sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or genetic information, or, association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics (BP 5145.3). The Board prohibits any form of retaliation against any person who files a complaint.
ANTI-BULLYING
The Governing Board acknowledges the detrimental impact bullying has on student learning and school attendance and is committed to ensuring a safe and supportive school environment where students are protected from both physical and emotional harm. District employees will prioritize student safety and maintain a zero-tolerance policy toward bullying of any kind. No individual or group shall harass, sexually harass, threaten, intimidate, retaliate, cyberbully, cause bodily injury, or engage in hate violence against any student or school personnel through physical, verbal, written, or other means. Students are encouraged to promptly inform school staff if they are being bullied or if they suspect another student is experiencing bullying. Cyberbullying includes the creation or electronic transmission of harassing communications, direct threats, or harmful texts, sounds, or images as outlined in Education Code 48900. It also includes accessing another person's electronic account to impersonate them with the intent to harm their reputation. All bullying complaints will be investigated, and if found discriminatory, addressed in compliance with the law and District's Uniform Complaint Procedures (AR 1312.3). If a complaint is found to be non-discriminatory, the principal or designee will inform the complainant and take appropriate measures to resolve the issue. Any student, parent/guardian, or individual who believes a student has been subjected to bullying, or who has witnessed an incident, is encouraged to report it to a teacher, the principal, a compliance officer, or any available school employee.
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WEBSITE ACCESSIBILITY
The Antelope Valley Union High School District is committed to ensuring accessibility of its website for students, parents, and members of the community, including those with disabilities. District websites will be maintained in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (“Section 504”) and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“Title II”).
The District shall ensure that all new, updated, and existing District webpages are accessible to all persons, including those with disabilities. The District shall ensure that all website content or functionality on District’s websites conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (“WCAG”) 2.0, Level AA (http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/) standards, and the Web Accessibility Initiative Accessible Rich Internet Applications Suite (WAI-ARIA) 1.1 guidelines.
If you have trouble accessing any of our webpages or documents, please contact us and provide the URL (web address) of the material you tried to access, the problem you experienced and your contact information. You may contact us at the contact information below.
District Contact:
Dr. Christopher Grado
Assistant Superintendent Educational Services
(661) 948-7655 ext. 2504
cgrado@avhsd.org
A student, parent, or member of the public who wishes to submit a complaint regarding a violation of Section 504 or Title II related to accessibility of any District webpages that are developed or maintained by the District may initiate a complaint pursuant to the uniform complaint procedures in Administrative Regulation 1312.3.