Departamento sa Edukasyon sa Estado sa Hawaiʻi

Ka ʻOihana Hoʻonaʻauao o ke Aupuni Hawaiʻi

Sanga sa Pagtuman sa Katungod sa Sibil

Notice of Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment

Sanga sa Pagsunod sa Katungod sa Sibil (CRCB)

The Civil Rights Compliance Branch is committed to the Department’s overall compliance with federal, state departmental administrative rules ug policies, which strictly prohibit any form of discrimination, including harassment and/or retaliation based upon a protected class, as it relates to students, employees ug members of the public who access our services, programs ug activities. 

Protected classes include: race; sex, including gender identity ug gender expression; age; religion; color; ancestry; sexual orientation; citizenship; national origin; military/veteran status; disability; marital/civil union status; arrest ug court record; genetic information; credit history; domestic or sexual violence victim status. The CRCB oversees the Department’s compliance with federal laws that include, but are not limited to: 

  • Title IX of the Educational Amendment of 1972, also known as the Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act; 
  • Title VI ug VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, ug as amended in 1991; 
  • Equal Educational Opportunity Act of 1974; 
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, ug as amended in 2008; ug 
  • The Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

The CRCB also coordinates ug responds on behalf of the Department to complaints that have been filed by individual employees ug/or parents with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); the Hawaiʻi Civil Rights Commission (HCRC); ug the U.S. Department of Education, Opisina for Civil Rights (OCR). 

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When required, the CRCB follows up with corrective action plans ug compliance requirements with OCR, EEOC, HCRC, the U.S. Department of Justice; the Office of the State Director for Career ug Technical Education; ug coordinates data requests ug other compliance requirements with the state Office of Language Access​.

The CRCB also conducts internal investigations of complaints arising from alleged protected class discrimination, harassment or bullying from employees, students or parents of our public schools statewide, in matters pertaining to Board of Education Policies 305-10 ug 900-1. (See Important policies ug forms below.)

Ang CRCB nag-coordinate sa mga hangyo alang sa makatarunganon nga akomodasyon ubos sa direktiba sa superintendente alang sa mga empleyado sa tibuok estado. nga

The CRCB conducts Chapter 19​ Administrative Appeal Hearings ug related activities as the superintendent’s designee.

Important Policies ug Forms

Student Complaint Against Employee Policy

Equal Educational Opportunity Brochure (PDF)

Gihubad nga Teksto

Employee ug Applicant Non-Discrimination Policy

Employee ug Applicant Non-Discrimination Policy Brochure (PDF)nga

Mga Lagda sa Administratibo sa Hawai'i, Titulo 8-Kapitulo 89

Civil rights policy ug complaint procedure for student(s) complaints against adult(s).

Makatarunganon nga Akomodasyon

Please complete the Form RA-1 ug Form RA-3 for medical accommodation requests. For state-level employees, requests may be submitted to the CRCB ADA specialist. For all other employees, requests may be submitted to the applicable CRCB specialist for the complex area.

Relihiyosong Akomodasyon nga Hangyo

For state ug district-level employees, Mga Porma sa Religious Accommodation Request (PDF). mahimong isumite sa CRCB Title VII nga espesyalista. Para sa tanang ubang empleyado, ang mga hangyo mahimong isumite sa angay nga CRCB Specialist para sa komplikadong lugar.

Examples of Non-Discrimination Laws

TITULO IX

Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination based on sex in schools ug colleges receiving federal funding. Sex-based discrimination includes both sexual harassment and gender-based harassment. Sexual harassment is unwanted verbal, non-verbal, or physical conduct of a sexual nature. Gender-based harassment is unwelcome conduct based on the individual’s actual or perceived sex, ug includes harassment based on gender identity and non-conformity with stereotypical notions of femininity ug masculinity. Title IX also covers gender equity in school athletic programs.

JAMES CAMPBELL HIGH SCHOOL SETTLEMENT

In accordance with the settlement agreement reached in A.B. et al v. Hawaiʻi State Department of Education, et al, the interim and annual reports of the independent evaluator will be made publicly available.

Interim Grievance Procedures for Sexual Panghasi

Mga Materyal sa Pagbansay

Giya sa mga Suporta alang sa Transgender nga mga Estudyante

TITULO VI

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on race, color or national origin in programs or activities in federal funding.

ADA

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a comprehensive civil rights law that prohibits discrimination and guarantees that people with disabilities have the same rights ug opportunities as everyone else. To be covered by the ADA, one must have a disability, which is defined as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, a person who has a history or record of such an impairment, or a person who is perceived by others as having such an impairment.

  • Titulo I: Titulo I of the ADA pertains to the rights of individuals with disabilities in employment settings. Under Title I, an employer cannot discriminate against qualified applicants ug employees on the basis of disability.
  • Titulo II: Title II of the ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability by public entities. Under Title II, qualified individuals with disabilities cannot be discriminated against on the basis of their disability in services, programs ug activities that are provided by public entities.​

Seksyon 504

Seksyon 504 is a civil rights law that ensures that a student with a disability has equal access to an education. It entitles students to a free ug appropriate public education by providing a reasonable accommodation or modification for eligible students who are found to be “qualified disabled persons” under Section 504.

Mga kawani sa CRCB

Direktor
Beth Schimmelfennig

Compliance Administrator
Rhonda Wong

Titulo IX Espesyalista
Nicole Isa-Ijima

Title IX – Athletics Specialist
Dana Takahara-Dias

Titulo VII Espesyalista
Asul nga Kaanehe

Titulo VI Espesyalista
Anna Tsang

Espesyalista sa Pagsunod sa Katungod sa Sibil
Alphonso Braggs

Espesyalista sa ADA/504
Krysti Sukita

Secretary
Bakante

Kontaka

808-784-6325
[email protected]

Aiea-Moanalua-Radford
Espesyalista sa Pagsunod sa Katungod sa Sibil
Christina Simpson
808-797-7685
[email protected]

Baldwin-Kekaulike-Kūlanihāko'i-Maui
Espesyalista sa Pagsunod sa Katungod sa Sibil
Maria Letasz
808-600-9417
[email protected]

Campbell-Kapolei
Espesyalista sa Pagsunod sa Katungod sa Sibil
Nara Sitachitta
808-829-7168
[email protected]

Kastilyo-Kahuku
Espesyalista sa Pagsunod sa Katungod sa Sibil
James Nichols
808-829-6981
[email protected]

Farrington-Kaiser-Kalani
Espesyalista sa Pagsunod sa Katungod sa Sibil
Alexis Mukaida
808-829-7182
[email protected]

Hāna-Lahainaluna-Lāna'i-Molokai
Espesyalista sa Pagsunod sa Katungod sa Sibil
Courtney Dennis
808-379-6208
[email protected]

Hilo-Waiākea
Espesyalista sa Pagsunod sa Katungod sa Sibil
Dee Sugihara
808-600-9576
[email protected]

Honoka'a-Kealakehe-Kohala-Konawaena
Espesyalista sa Pagsunod sa Katungod sa Sibil
Chris Jungers
808-600-9613
[email protected]

Ka'ū-Kea'au-Pāhoa
Espesyalista sa Pagsunod sa Katungod sa Sibil
Moana Hokoana
808-373-6750
[email protected]

Kaimukī-McKinley-Roosevelt
Espesyalista sa Pagsunod sa Katungod sa Sibil
Marie Neilson
808-892-6887
[email protected]

Kailua-Kalāheo
Espesyalista sa Pagsunod sa Katungod sa Sibil
Flor Williams
808-597-6566
[email protected]

Kapa'a-Kaua'i-Waimea
Espesyalista sa Pagsunod sa Katungod sa Sibil
Bakante
808-379-5299
[email protected]

Leilehua-Mililani-Waialua
Espesyalista sa Pagsunod sa Katungod sa Sibil
Michael Murakami
808-600-9299
[email protected]

Nānākuli-Wai'anae
Espesyalista sa Pagsunod sa Katungod sa Sibil
Lance Larsen
808-600-9481
[email protected]

Pearl City-Waipahu
Espesyalista sa Pagsunod sa Katungod sa Sibil
Bakante
808-784-6325
[email protected]