. . From: ________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________
. . . . . . . ________________________________________________
Phone #(s): ______________________ : ______________________

RE: Religious Discrimination Complaint under the No Child Left Behind Act 2001.

To Whom it may concern:

I am the parent of ______________________ who attends ______________________ public school where ______________________________ is the principal in the ______________________ School District in the State of ________________ and thus protected from discrimination & unequal treatment under state and federal laws.

I am writing this letter to document: discrimination & unequal treatment by the school's personnel and to restore my child's freedoms covered under said legislation or as otherwise provided under other federal and state laws; and, to prevent this kind of discrimination & unequal treatment from happening to other children, parents and families in this school district.  If this complaint is found to have merit the school district may have all of its federal funding suspended or terminated which could represent 10% of the annual school budget.

FIRST SECTION: is the "going up the chain of command" list of personnel that have authority over these matters.  Just fill in the names of the personnel "in the chain of command" one at a time.  It could be resolved before going very far "up the chain".  Plan to give a copy of this letter to the next person on the list and request a written reply in (say) 7-10 days.

  __________________________________________________________________/____________
    \ Teacher's Aid, Teacher or other personnel /                                       Due Date of written response.  [responed:  yes |  no ]
  __________________________________________________________________/_____________
   \ Teacher or Counselor /                                                                            Due Date of written response.  [responed:  yes |  no ]
  __________________________________________________________________/_____________
   \ Counselor or Vice Principal /                                                                  Due Date of written response.  [responed:  yes |  no ]
  __________________________________________________________________/_____________
   \ Principal or Area Supervisor /                                                                Due Date of written response.  [responed:  yes |  no ]
  __________________________________________________________________/______________
   \ Area Supervisor or Superintendent /                                                    Due Date of written response.  [responed:  yes |  no ]
  __________________________________________________________________/______________
   \ Superintendent or School Board Attorney /                                         Due Date of written response.  [responed:  yes |  no ]

2nd SECTION: is the "identification of the discrimination" .  Just fill in the applicable keywords & description(s) from a Religious Freedoms Guide like HISways.Org/Steward/Rel-Guid.htm  and add your description of the incident(s).  Be through and use additional sheets as required.  If this form doesn't meet your needs just answer the questions; who, what, where, when, how and how much, to include frequency and any previous discussions of like nature._.
Keywords & Description(s): _________________________________________________________
.  _______________________________________________________________________________
.  _______________________________________________________________________________

Who did it:   My child was under the supervision of _________________________ an employee of said school and was in ______________________ (class, period, activity, location) on this date(s)_________________
and:
Others involved (students, parents, teachers, organizations):  ________________________________
.  ________________________________________________________________________________

What happened: ____________________________________________________________________
.  ________________________________________________________________________________
.  ________________________________________________________________________________
.  ________________________________________________________________________________
.  ________________________________________________________________________________
.  ________________________________________________________________________________
.  ________________________________________________________________________________

3rd SECTION: I respectfully ask that you to send me a substantive written response to this letter for my records whether you can resolve it or not; and, if this is not discrimination please attach a copy of the school board's applicable policies or procedures that address this issue so that I (and/or my advisors) may be properly informed.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Sincerely,
 

  ______________________________________
Your Signature

  ______________________________________     ______________________________________
  3rd Party Monitor:                                                     Phone:
  ______________________________________     ______________________________________
   Address:                                                                      Fax:
  ______________________________________     ______________________________________
   City, St Zip                                                                   Email:
 
 

Disclaimer: This form letter is intended as potential information, "talking points" or idea stimulators only and in no way should it be considered complete, applicable in any particular case, or as legal advice or counsel; therefore, HISways USA, Inc. shall be absolved of any and all liabilities for the use, misuse or abuse of this suggested information.  9/18/03 ; rev'd 8/22/05 ;

DEFENSE ATTORNEYS & LAWYERS:   If you need some assistance, the attorneys on our Liberty Defenders [https://hisways.org/liberty/index.htm ] page are enthusiastic to defend your rights for free!   They may also write it for you, or suggest points & details (like your State's DOE address etc.) for:   1.) Writing your "Letter of Intent to File a Complaint" to your school board; or    2.)  Recommend an attorney near you concerning a suit for damages.

A draft of a form letter you can edit and use to get religious discrimination issues resolved without going to court!
A form letter draft that you can edit and use to resolve religious discrimination issues without going to court!

'The PURPOSE:
To preserve your child`s heart, mind and future religious faith. [NOT Copyrighted]

[1.] PRINT this page or CUT & PASTE it into your word processor and edit the text to match your purposes.

[2.] THE FIRST SECTION:  is the list of personnel for ``going up the chain of command`` (necessary for larger school districts) who have the authority over these matters.  Just fill in the names of the personnel as needed in order to go up chain of command one at a time. If you fill in all of the names correctly it could be resolved before going very far up.

[3.] Use this letter as your ``Personnel Check Off List``.  Give a copy of it to the next person on the list and request a written reply in (say) 7-10 days until the issue is resolved.    >> If the Due Date of the response passes by, circle ``no`` by ``responded`` and continue up the chain of command. <<

[4.] THE 2nd SECTION:  is the ``identification of the discrimination``.  Just fill in the applicable keywords & description from a Religious Freedoms Guide like HISways.Org/Steward/Rel-Guid.htm and add your description of the incident.  Be through and use additional sheets as required.  If this form doesn`t suit your needs just answer the questions; who, what, where, when, how and how much to include frequency of offense, wittnesses and any previous discussions of like nature.

[5.] THE 3rd SECTION:  Sign it and request a ``substantive written response to this letter for my records and/or attach a copy of the school board`s applicable policies or procedures``.  If a school board gives you a copy of its Discrimination Policy call the Liberty Defenders for verification of its Constitutionally and/or to allow them to assist the board in removing or modifying it.

[6.] The 3rd PARTY Monitor can be anyone that you trust.  If you have legal questions call the Liberty Defenders for free advice over the phone or referral to a free attorney.  A list of The Liberty Defenders can be found at hisways.Org/Liberty/ - A link is at the bottom of this page.