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: 

  • Título IX de la Enmienda Educativa de 1972, también conocida como Ley Patsy T. Mink de Igualdad de Oportunidades en la Educación; 
  • Título VI y VII de la Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1964, y enmendada en 1991; 
  • Ley de Igualdad de Oportunidades Educativas de 1974; 
  • La Ley de Estadounidenses con Discapacidades de 1990 y sus modificaciones de 2008; y 
  • La Ley de Rehabilitación de 1973.

La CRCB también coordina y responde en nombre del Departamento a las quejas presentadas por empleados individuales y/o padres ante la Comisión de Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo de los EE. UU. (EEOC), la Comisión de Derechos Civiles de Hawái (HCRC) y el Departamento de Educación de los EE. UU., Oficina de Derechos Civiles (OCR). 

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Cuando es necesario, el CRCB realiza un seguimiento de los planes de acción correctiva y los requisitos de cumplimiento con la OCR, la EEOC, la HCRC, el Departamento de Justicia de los EE. UU., la Oficina del Director Estatal de Educación Profesional y Técnica, y coordina las solicitudes de datos y otros requisitos de cumplimiento con la Oficina de Acceso Lingüístico del estado.

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

Queja de estudiante contra empleado Policy

Equal Educational Opportunity Brochure (PDF)

Texto traducido

    Employee and Applicant Non-Discrimination Policy

    Employee and Applicant Non-Discrimination Policy Brochure (PDF)

    Reglas administrativas de Hawái, Título 8-Capítulo 89

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

    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: El Título I de la ADA se refiere a los derechos de las personas con discapacidades en el ámbito laboral. Según el Título I, un empleador no puede discriminar a los solicitantes y empleados calificados por motivos de discapacidad.
    • 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

    Sección 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
    Complex Area Compliance Specialist
    Maria Letasz
    808-600-9417
    [email protected]

    Campbell-Kapolei
    Complex Area Compliance Specialist
    Nara Sitachita
    808-829-7168
    [email protected]

    Castillo-Kahuku
    Complex Area Compliance Specialist
    James Nichols
    808-829-6981
    [email protected]

    Farrington-Kaiser-Kalani
    Complex Area Compliance Specialist
    Alexis Mukaida
    808-829-7182
    [email protected]

    Hāna-Lahainaluna-Lāna'i-Molokai
    Complex Area Compliance Specialist
    Courtney Dennis
    808-379-6208
    [email protected]

    Hilo-Waiākea
    Complex Area Compliance Specialist
    Dee Sugihara
    808-600-9576
    [email protected]

    Honoka'a-Kealakehe-Kohala-Konawaena
    Complex Area Compliance Specialist
    Chris Jungers
    808-600-9613
    [email protected]

    Ka'ū-Kea'au-Pāhoa
    Complex Area Compliance Specialist
    Moana Hokoana
    808-373-6750
    [email protected]

    Kaimukī-McKinley-Roosevelt
    Complex Area Compliance Specialist
    María Neilson
    808-892-6887
    [email protected]

    Kailua-Kalāheo
    Complex Area Compliance Specialist
    Flor Williams
    808-597-6566
    [email protected]

    Kapaa, Kauai y Waimea
    Complex Area Compliance Specialist
    David Dooley
    808-379-5299
    [email protected]

    Leilehua-Mililani-Waialua
    Complex Area Compliance Specialist
    Michael Murakami
    808-600-9299
    [email protected]

    Nānākuli-Wai'anae
    Complex Area Compliance Specialist
    Lanza Larsen
    808-600-9481
    [email protected]

    Ciudad Perla-Waipahu
    Complex Area Compliance Specialist
    Shari Dela Cuadra
    808-629-9114
    [email protected]