Policy: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Instruction 113-1 (dated 11/8/05) delineates the civil rights requirements for participants in Child Nutrition Programs (CNP). The following is required at the local school food authority (SFA) level.

Any person alleging discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), age, or disability has a right to file a complaint within 180 days of the alleged discriminatory action. All civil rights complaints within Harrison School District Two’s Food and Nutrition Services Department should be directed to Sean Prevatt. Sean Prevatt can be reached via phone at 719-579-2303 or by email at sprevatt@hsd2.org. Complaints can be submitted verbally, in writing, or anonymously.

Harrison School District Two’s Food and Nutrition Services Department will obtain all necessary complaint information and process the complaint within 90 days. The complaint will be forwarded to CDE School Nutrition Unit within five days.