Concerns and Complaints

San Diego Unified is committed to providing an effective means for parents, students, employees and the community to voice concerns and complaints. To this end, guidelines have been established to address complaints that involve the district, a specific school or employee. Different procedures must be utilized for specific types of complaints. Complaints that fit into one of the Specific Complaints will receive a formal response. Other complaints may only be addressed with a letter of receipt and should be addressed at the level closest to which the complaint originated. For example, a complaint regarding a classroom should be heard first by the teacher. A complaint regarding the school should be addressed first by the principal. Personnel matters should be referred to the immediate supervisor of the person against whom the complaint is made.
 
Complaint procedures for:
Specific Complaint procedures that receive a formal response from the district:

Abuse of Authority
Adult Education
Athletics (Discrimination in)
Child Care Development
Child Nutrition
Collective Bargaining Agreement
Compensation Claim
Consolidated Categorical Aid
Contract Violation (Labor)
Credential
Damage (e.g., to Personal Property)
Danger to Health and Safety
Dangerous Facilities
Disability and Accommodations
Discrimination (Based on Race, Ethnicity, or National Origin)
Discrimination (Based on Sex or Gender)
Employee (Complaint Against)
Employment (Discrimination in)
Facilities (Safety Hazards)
Family Status (Discrimination based on)
Fees (Impermissible Student)
Gender Discrimination
Grades (Student)
Harassment (Sexual)
High School Exit Exam
Instructional Materials
Involuntary Transfer (of a District Employee)
Liability (Money) Claims
Marital Status
Migrant Education
No Child Left Behind
Personal Injury
Personal Property
Pregnancy
Public Health and Safety
Records (Student)
Religious Discrimination
School Facility Safety Threats
Section 504 Accommodations
Sex/Sexual (Discrimination or Harassment)
Sexual Orientation Discrimination
Special Education
Staff (Complaint Against)
Student Grade (Request to Change)
Student Harassment
Student Records (Request to Change/Remove)
Teacher Vacancy/Missassignment
Textbook (Missing)
Textbook (Representation of Gender, Ethnicities, Labor & Entrepreneur)
Vocational Education
Wage Claim
Waste of Funds