If you believe you have been subjected to discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying, you should immediately contact the school principal/superintendent Steve Hospodar 707-765-4340 / shospodar@wilmarusd.org
Title VI: Civil Rights Act of 1964
Every student has a protected right to feel safe at school.
It is the right of all students to be free from discrimination from other students and adults at school.
Under Title VI, students have the federally-protected right to an education free from discrimination and harassment. It protects everyone participating in programs that receive federal funding from discrimination based on their race, color, or national origin. This protection extends to all federally-financed programs, including both public and non-public schools, and is therefore under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Education and is enforced by the Office for Civil Rights.
A few things to know about Title VI:
- Discrimination can come from other students AND/OR adults at school.
- Students could be discriminated against at any age.
- Discrimination against students based on their religion can be considered a Title VI violation when their religion relates to their ethnic heritage.
- A school violates a student’s Title VI rights when it fails to appropriately remedy a hostile climate or inequity in treatment due to race, color, or national origin.
- You don’t need to be the victim or their parent/legal guardian in order to file a Title VI complaint with the Office for Civil Rights on their behalf.
You may also file a discrimination complaint with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.
Contact the Office for Civil Rights
San Francisco Office
Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Education
50 United Nations Plaza
San Francisco, CA 94102
Telephone: (415) 486-5555
Email: ocr.sanfrancisco@ed.gov
Fax: (415) 486-5570; TDD: (800) 877-8339
Non-Discrimination
Wilmar Union School District is committed to providing equal opportunity for all individuals in district programs and activities. District programs, activities, and practices shall be free from unlawful discrimination, including discrimination against an individual or group based on race, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification, ethnicity, age, religion, marital status, pregnancy, or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or genetic information; a perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.
Title IX/Non-Discrimination: Prohibiting Sex-Based Discrimination
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title IX”) is a federal law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in all educational programs and activities, including athletic programs. No person shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity operated by the District. Title IX protects all participants in the District’s educational programs and activities, including students, parents, employees, and job applicants. The District does not discriminate on the basis of sex. Discrimination on the basis of sex can include sexual harassment and sexual violence.
In addition to Title IX, the California Education Code prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in schools. (California Education Code §§ 220-221.1.) Other state and federal laws also prohibit discrimination and ensure equality in education.
Title IX Staff Training Materials
Website Accessibility
Wilmar Union School District is committed to ensuring that its website is accessible to individuals with disabilities and that everyone has an equal opportunity to use and benefit from its online content and functionality. We strive to have each page in line with current Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). These guidelines were established by an international community with a shared vision to make all websites accessible to individuals with visual, hearing, or cognitive disabilities. Please note that some pages on our SRCS website contain links to third-party sites, which are not within our control and may not comply with accessibility standards. SRCS is not responsible for the content or accessibility of third party sites.
Wilmar Union School District Privacy Statement
Thank you for visiting the Wilmar Union School District website. Wilmar Union School District is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to this website, SMS communication, and governs data collection and usage.
Collection of your Personal Information
Some of our webpages and communication we send out through our communication portals (i.e. parentsquare, alma) contain online forms that allow you to voluntarily submit Personal Identifiable Information(PII) such as your email address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Wilmar Union School District makes every effort to protect your personal information and does not rent, lease, or sell your PII. makes every effort to secure the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure.
Use of your Personal Information
Wilmar Union School District collects and uses your personal information to operate the Wilson Elementary School website and deliver the services you have requested. Wilmar Union School District also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Wilmar Union School District and its affiliates. Wilmar Union School District may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.
Wilmar Union School District will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Wilmar Union School District or the website; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Wilmar Union School District; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Wilmar Union School District, or the public.
Use of Cookies
The Wilmar Union School District website uses “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Wilmar Union School District pages, or register with Wilmar Union School District site or services, a cookie helps Wilmar Union School District to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Wilmar Union School District website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Wilmar Union School District features that you customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Wilmar Unions School District services or website.
Changes to this Statement
Wilmar Union School District will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Wilmar Union School District encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Wilmar Union School District is protecting your information.
Contact Information
If you believe that Wilmar Union School District has not adhered to this statement, please send an email to the school principal/superintendent Steve Hospodar 707-765-4340 / shospodar@wilmarusd.org. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.