Departamento de Educación del Estado de Hawái

Ka ʻOihana Hoʻonaʻauao o ke Aupuni Hawaiʻi

División de Cumplimiento de Derechos Civiles

Notice of Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment

División de Cumplimiento de Derechos Civiles (CRCB)

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

Protected classes include: race; sex, including gender identity and gender expression; age; religion; color; ancestry; sexual orientation; citizenship; national origin; military/veteran status; disability; marital/civil union status; arrest and 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 and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and as amended in 1991; 
  • Equal Educational Opportunity Act of 1974; 
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and as amended in 2008; and 
  • The Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

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

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When required, the CRCB follows up with corrective action plans and compliance requirements with OCR, EEOC, HCRC, the U.S. Department of Justice; the Office of the State Director for Career and Technical Education; and coordinates data requests and 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 and 900-1. (See Important policies and forms below.)

La CRCB coordina las solicitudes de adaptaciones razonables según la directiva del superintendente para los empleados en todo el estado.

La CRCB lleva a cabo audiencias de apelación administrativa del Capítulo 19 y actividades relacionadas como designado por el superintendente.

Políticas y formularios importantes

Equal Educational Opportunity Brochure

Queja de estudiante contra empleado

Texto traducido

Employee and Applicant Non-Discrimination Policy

Employee and Applicant Non-Discrimination Policy Brochure (PDF)

Reglas administrativas de Hawái, Título 8-Capítulo 89

Política de derechos civiles y procedimiento de quejas para quejas de estudiantes contra adultos.

Adaptaciones razonables

Complete el Formulario RA-1 y el Formulario RA-3 para las solicitudes de adaptación médica. En el caso de los empleados a nivel estatal, las solicitudes pueden enviarse al especialista en ADA de la CRCB. En el caso de todos los demás empleados, las solicitudes pueden enviarse al especialista de la CRCB correspondiente para el área compleja.

Solicitud de alojamiento religioso

Para empleados a nivel estatal y de distrito, Formularios de solicitud de alojamiento religioso (PDF) Las solicitudes pueden enviarse al especialista del Título VII de la CRCB. Para todos los demás empleados, las solicitudes pueden enviarse al especialista de la CRCB correspondiente para el área compleja.

Examples of Non-Discrimination Laws

TÍTULO IX

Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination based on sex in schools and 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, and includes harassment based on gender identity and non-conformity with stereotypical notions of femininity and masculinity. Title IX also covers gender equity in school athletic programs.

ACUERDO SOBRE LA ESCUELA SECUNDARIA JAMES CAMPBELL

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.

  • The first interim report details efforts taken by the independent evaluator from the date of the settlement agreement, on or about Oct. 9, 2023, until the date of the report, Jan. 26, 2024.
  • The second interim report details efforts taken from the date of the settlement agreement until the date of the report, Feb. 28, 2025.

Procedimientos provisionales de quejas por acoso sexual

Materiales de formación

Orientación sobre apoyos para estudiantes transgénero

TÍTULO 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 and 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.

  • Título I: Title 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 and employees on the basis of disability.
  • Título 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 and activities that are provided by public entities.​

Sección 504

Section 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 and appropriate public education by providing a reasonable accommodation or modification for eligible students who are found to be “qualified disabled persons” under Section 504.

Personal del CRCB

Equipo de apoyo estatal

Director
Beth Schimmelfennig

Compliance Administrator
Rhonda Wong

Especialista en Título IX
Nicole Isa-Ijima

Title IX – Athletics Specialist
Dana Takahara-Dias

Especialista del Título VII
Kaanehe azul

Especialista del Título VI
Anna Tsang

Especialista en cumplimiento de derechos civiles
Alfonso Braggs

Especialista en ADA/504
Krysti Sukita

Secretario
Vacante

Contacto

808-784-6325
[email protected]

Equipo de soporte regional

Aiea-Moanalua-Radford
Complex Area Compliance Specialist

Cristina Simpson
808-797-7685
[email protected]

Baldwin-Kekaulike-Kūlanihāko'i-Maui
Área compleja Especialista en cumplimiento

Maria Letasz
808-600-9417
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Campbell-Kapolei
Área compleja Especialista en cumplimiento

Nara Sitachita
808-829-7168
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Castillo-Kahuku
Área compleja Especialista en cumplimiento

James Nichols
808-829-6981
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Farrington-Kaiser-Kalani
Área compleja Especialista en cumplimiento

Alexis Mukaida
808-829-7182
[email protected]

Hāna-Lahainaluna-Lāna'i-Molokai
Área compleja Especialista en cumplimiento

Courtney Dennis
808-379-6208
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Hilo-Waiākea
Área compleja Especialista en cumplimiento

Dee Sugihara
808-600-9576
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Honoka'a-Kealakehe-Kohala-Konawaena
Área compleja Especialista en cumplimiento

Chris Jungers
808-600-9613
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Ka'ū-Kea'au-Pāhoa
Área compleja Especialista en cumplimiento

Moana Hokoana
808-373-6750
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Kaimukī-McKinley-Roosevelt
Área compleja Especialista en cumplimiento

María Neilson
808-892-6887
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Kailua-Kalāheo
Área compleja Especialista en cumplimiento

Flor Williams
808-597-6566
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Kapaa, Kauai y Waimea
Área compleja Especialista en cumplimiento

David Dooley
808-379-5299
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Leilehua-Mililani-Waialua
Área compleja Especialista en cumplimiento

Michael Murakami
808-600-9299
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Nānākuli-Wai'anae
Área compleja Especialista en cumplimiento

Lanza Larsen
808-600-9481
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Ciudad Perla-Waipahu
Área compleja Especialista en cumplimiento

Shari Dela Cuadra
808-629-9114
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