The Santa Maria Joint Union High School District (District) is responsible for ensuring that all individuals are treated equitably in any and all District programs, admissions, activities, practices and employment. All individuals shall be free from unlawful discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, intimidation, retaliation, and bullying consistent with federal and state nondiscrimination laws.
Pursuant to federal law, California law, and District policy, all individuals participating in District programs and activities shall be afforded equal rights and opportunities regardless of actual or perceived characteristics of race or ethnicity, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, pregnancy or related conditions, immigration status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military or veteran status, homelessness or foster status, or any other characteristic identified in Education Code 200 or 220, Penal Code 422.55, or Government Code 11135, or based on association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.
School personnel are required to take immediate steps to intervene when safe to do so when they witness an act of discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying. If you believe you have been subjected to or were a witness to discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying, you should immediately contact the District’s Discrimination, Equity, and Title IX Compliance Officer at:
Salvador Reynoso
Director of Certificated Human Resources
Discrimination, Equity, and Title IX Compliance Officer
2560 Skyway Drive, Santa Maria, CA 93455
(805) 922-4573
sreynoso@smjuhsd.org
Links to information, policies, complaint procedures, and forms related to discrimination and harassment can be found below.
Title IX and Complaint Procedures
