The Board of Education is committed to providing an equal educational opportunity for all students in the District. The Board does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, sex (including transgender status, change of sex or gender identity), or physical, mental , emotional or learning disability (“Protected Classes”) in any of its student programs and activities, employment and applications for admission. The Board provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.
As a recipient of federal financial assistance, the Board is required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) not to discriminate on the basis of sex. The District has designated the following individual as the person responsible for coordinating the District’s efforts to comply with and carry out its responsibilities under Title IX, including any investigation of any complaint alleging a violation under Title IX:
Primary Title IX Coordinator:
Jim Grygleski
High School Principal
346 W. Randolph Street
Rosholt, WI 54473
Phone: 715-677-4541
Secondary Title IX Coordinator:
Mary Mortell-Ferrone
High School Counselor
346 W. Randolph Street
Rosholt, WI 54473
Phone: 715-677-4570
Any questions regarding Title IX may be referred to the Compliance Officer or to:
U.S. Dept. of Education, Office for Civil Rights
230 S. Dearborn, 37th Floor
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 730-1560 or OCR.Chicago@ed.gov
The District also prohibits retaliation against any student, parent or guardian for exercising their rights under any the following federal laws:
- 29 U.S.C. § 794 (Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - disability)
- 42 U.S.C. § 12131-12134 (Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act - disability)
- 20 U.S.C. §1681 (Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 – sex)
- 42 U.S.C. § 2000d (Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 – race, color or national origin)
- 42 U.S.C. § 6191 (Age Discrimination Act of 1975 – age)
- 20 U.S.C. § 7905 (Boy Scouts of America Act - which involves the denial of equal access or a fair opportunity to meet to, or discrimination against, any group officially affiliated with the Boy Scouts of America or officially affiliated with any other youth group listed in Title 36 of the United States Code.)
