Student & Family Rights

FERPA Release Form

In order to disclose a student's academic record that contains personally identifiable information, the district must have express permission from the parent or eligible student. For access to student records, a completed FERPA release form must be submitted. 

Public Concern and Complaint Form

It is the policy of the North Kansas City School District to investigate and attempt to resolve concerns and complaints in an orderly manner. Please review Policy KL prior to completing this form. To complete the fillable form, please download the PDF to your computer or device. To submit, please email the form to aubrey.brown@nkcschools.org.

Policy AC: Prohibition Against Illegal Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation

The North Kansas City Schools Board of Education is committed to maintaining a workplace and educational environment that is free from illegal discrimination, harassment and retaliation in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs, services, activities and facilities. In accordance with law, the district strictly prohibits discrimination and harassment against employees, students or others on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law. Demeaning or otherwise harmful actions are prohibited, particularly if directed at personal characteristics including, but not limited to, socioeconomic level, sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation, Moreover, behavior that is not unlawful or does not rise to the level of illegal discrimination, harassment or retaliation might still be unacceptable for the workplace or the educational environment. The district encourages students, employees and the public to report such behavior so that it can be promptly addressed, but the grievance process in this policy is reserved for allegations of illegal discrimination, harassment and retaliation. The North Kansas City Schools is an equal opportunity employer.

Please click this link to file a Policy AC complaint.

Policy GBM: Staff Grievances

The North Kansas City School District is interested in employee concerns and ideas for improving the district. District employees are encouraged to discuss concerns with supervisors and the administrative staff so that issues may be addressed in a timely fashion.

Grievance

Because violations of Board policies, regulations and collective bargaining agreements are particularly problematic, the Board has developed this formal process for addressing these grievances.

Grievance processing should be viewed as a positive and constructive effort to establish the facts upon which the grievance is based and to accurately implement Board policies, regulations or collective bargaining agreements. The Board strictly prohibits discrimination or retaliation against an employee for filing a grievance and directs all district employees to cooperate in the grievance process.

Please review Policy GBM to read a detailed description of the staff grievance process. 

Policy JFCF: Bullying

General

In order to promote a safe learning environment for all students, North Kansas City Schools prohibits any form of bullying. The district also prohibits reprisal or retaliation against any person who reports an act of bullying among or against students.

If you would like to report a perceived issue of bullying, please contact the building principal immediately.

Definitions

Bullying – In accordance with state law, bullying is defined as intimidation, unwanted aggressive behavior, or harassment that is repetitive or is substantially likely to be repeated and causes a reasonable student to fear for his or her physical safety or property; that substantially interferes with the educational performance, opportunities or benefits of any student without exception; or that substantially disrupts the orderly operation of the school. Bullying includes, but is not limited to: physical actions, including violence, gestures, theft, or property damage; oral, written, or electronic communication, including name-calling, put-downs, extortion, or threats; or threats of reprisal or retaliation for reporting such acts, or other similar abusive acts.

Cyberbullying – A form of bullying committed by transmission of a communication including, but not limited to, a message, text, sound or image by means of an electronic device including, but not limited to, a telephone, wireless telephone or other wireless communication device, computer or pager. The communication may be direct or through use of social media. The district has jurisdiction over cyberbullying that uses the district's technology resources or that originates on district property, at a district activity or on district transportation. Even when cyberbullying does not involve district property, activities or technology resources, the district will impose consequences and discipline for those who engage in cyberbullying if there is a sufficient nexus to the educational environment, the behavior materially and substantially disrupts the educational environment, the communication involves a threat as defined by law, or the district is otherwise allowed by law to address the behavior.