The grievant or respondent may appeal the decision and/or resolution on the following grounds:
Dissatisfaction with the decision and/or proffered resolution is not grounds for an appeal.
A party seeking to appeal on approved grounds must file a formal appeal within 10 calendar days after receipt of the ADA Coordinator’s resolution with the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs (VCSA). The VCSA will review the grievance and proffered resolution.
Within 15 calendar days of receipt, the VCSA will render the final resolution in writing to both the grievant and respondent and, where appropriate, in a format accessible to the grievant. The VCSA will also inform the appropriate vice-chancellor who has administrative jurisdiction over the respondent.
All written complaints received by the ADA Coordinator/designee, appeals to the VCSA, and all documented, formal resolutions from the offices involved will be retained for at least three years.
At any point, the student complainant has the right to file a complaint with the appropriate federal or state agency. The use of the internal grievance procedure shall not be a prerequisite to other external remedies.
Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20202-1475
Telephone: 800.421.3481
FAX: 202.453.6021;
TDD: 800.877.8339
Email: OCR.DC@ed.gov
Civil Rights Division
N.C. Human Relations Commission
1318 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1318Telephone: 919.431.3035
Retaliation (including intimidating, threatening, coercing, or in any way discriminating) against a person who files a complaint of discrimination or participates in an investigation is prohibited under university policy and by state and federal law.
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