Complaint Process & Public Input
The Fremont Union High School District is committed to being a high quality school district, a good neighbor and an involved community partner, so we want to hear from you if you have an issue or concern. Parents, students and community members can report a problem, share a concern or offer a suggestion via the FUHSD Public Input Form.
General Complaints
The Board of Trustees believes that the quality of the educational program can improve when the district listens to complaints, considers differences of opinion, and resolves disagreements through an established, objective process.
The Board encourages complainants to resolve problems early and informally whenever possible. Issues/complains about a school or school personnel should start by contacting an Administrator at the school. If a problem remains unresolved, the individual should submit a formal complaint on Exhibit 1312, General Complaint Form, as early as possible.
Individual Board members do not have authority to resolve complaints. If approached directly with a complaint, however, Board members should listen to the complaint and show their concern by referring the complainant to the Superintendent or designee so that the problem may receive proper consideration.
Continuous Nondiscrimination Notice
The Fremont Union High School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, or disability or affiliation with the Boy Scouts of America and other designated youth groups or any other basis protected by law or regulation, in its educational program(s) or employment. The following employees listed below have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination.
The Fremont Union High School District (FUHSD) does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and its regulations, including in admission and employment.
Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to FUHSD’s Title IX Coordinator, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, or both. FUHSD’s Title IX Coordinator is Trudy Gross, Associate Superintendent, 589 W. Fremont Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94087, trudy_gross@fuhsd.org, 408-522-2220.
FUHSD’s nondiscrimination policy and grievance procedures are located on this webpage.
To report information about conduct that may constitute sex discrimination or make a complaint of sex discrimination under Title IX, please refer to our Title IX webpage.
Complaint Officers (Uniform Complaints & Williams Act Complaints)
The Fremont Union High School District has the primary responsibility to insure compliance with applicable state and federal laws and regulations and has established procedures to address allegations of unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying, and complaints alleging violation of state or federal laws governing educational programs and the charging of unlawful pupil fees.
FUHSD shall investigate and seek to resolve complaints using policies and procedures known as the Uniform Complaint Procedures (UCP) adopted by our Board of Trustees. Unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidations or bullying complaints may be based on actual or perceived age, ancestry, color, ethnic group identification, gender expression, gender identity, gender, disability, nationality, national origin, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or on a person's association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, in any program or activity that receives or benefits from state financial assistance.
The UCP shall also be used when addressing complaints alleging failure to comply with state and/or federal laws in Adult Education, Consolidated Categorical Aid Programs, Migrant Education, Career Technical and Technical Education and Training Programs, Child Care and Developmental Programs, Child Nutrition Programs, Special Education Programs and Safety Planning Requirements.
Contact information for each of our compliance officers is provided on this page. For more information about how to file a complaint, please review the related documents provided on this page.
Compliance Officers
Uniform Complaint Procedure Officer & Equity Compliance Officer
Paula Robinson
Assistant Superintendent, Administrative Services
(408) 522-2205
paula_robinson@fuhsd.org
Title II & Title V Compliance Officer (School Facilities & Construction)
Christine Mallery
CBO/Associate Superintendent, Business Services
(408) 522-2245
christine_mallery@fuhsd.org
Title IX Compliance Coordinators (Sexual Discrimination/Harassment)
For complaints against employees:
Paula Robinson
Assistant Superintendent, Administrative Services
(408) 522-2205
paula_robinson@fuhsd.org
For student against student complaints:
Trudy Gross
Associate Superintendent, Teaching and Learning
(408) 522-2203
trudy_gross@fuhsd.org
More Information about Title IX
Section 504 Compliance Officer (Students with Disabilities)
Cathleen Rodriguez
Coordinator of Special Services
(408) 522-2285
cathleen_rodriguez@fuhsd.org
Mailing address for all coordinators: 589 W. Fremont Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94087