Section 504 (Rehabilitation Act of 1973)
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is a federal civil rights law which prohibits discrimination and harassment against persons with a disability in any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. Montebello Unified School District (District) has specific responsibilities related to the provision of a "free appropriate public education" (FAPE) for school-age individuals with disabilities under Section 504 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
The Governing Board (Board) of the District desires to provide a safe school environment that allows all students equal access and opportunities in the District's academic, extracurricular, and other educational support programs, services, and activities. The Board prohibits, at any district school or school activity, unlawful discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, intimidation, and bullying, targeted at any student by anyone, based on the student's actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, immigration status, nationality, ethnic group identification, ethnicity, age, religion, marital or parental status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or genetic information, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.
The District provides a free and appropriate public education to all pupils regardless of the nature or severity of their disability. The District has a responsibility to identify, evaluate, and if eligible, provide pupils with disabilities the same opportunity to benefit from education programs, services, or activities as provided to their non-disabled peers.
For additional information about the rights of parents of eligible pupils, or questions regarding the identification, evaluation, and eligibility of Section 504 protections, please contact District’s Section 504 Coordinator, Christian Sandoval, (323) 887-7900 Ext. 6768, [email protected]
Please also access the District's Parent Student Handbook for additional information.
Parent Student Handbook (English)
Parent Student Handbook (Spanish)
The Board also prohibits any form of retaliation against any individual who reports or participates in the reporting of unlawful discrimination, files or participates in filing of a complaint, or investigates or participates in the investigation of a complaint or report alleging unlawful discrimination. Retaliation complaints shall be investigated and resolved in the same manner as a discrimination complaint.