Legal Notices
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District Non-Discrimination Policy
It is the policy of Beaumont ISD not to discriminate or engage in harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, or any other legally protected status in its educational and vocational programs, services or activities or matters related to employment as required by Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; Age Discrimination in Employment Act; Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
This policy also prohibits retaliation against an individual who has made a good faith report of unlawful, discriminatory practices, opposed any unlawful, discriminatory practices, or participated in an investigation of any complaint related to an unlawful, discriminatory practice.
Inquiries regarding the Beaumont ISD nondiscrimination policies in the following areas should be directed to:
Title IX & Title VI: Derwin Samuels Jr., Executive Director of Human Resources, 3395 Harrison Avenue, Beaumont, TX 77073 409.617.5298
EEO & ADA (Employees and Public): Derwin Samuels Jr., Executive Director of Human Resources, 3395 Harrison Avenue, Beaumont, TX 77073 409.617.5298
Section 504 & ADA (Students): Jenny Angelo, Executive Director of Curriculum & Instruction, 4315 Concord Road, Beaumont, TX 77703 409.617.5200
McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth
For more information or assistance contact: Senecia Saveat by phone at 409-617-5050 or email shelm@bmtisd.com.Non-Discrimination in Career and Technology Programs
The Beaumont Independent School District offers career and technical education programs in Agricultural Science, Business Education, Career Investigation, Family and Consumer Sciences, Health Science Technology, Marketing Education, Technology Education, and Trade and Industrial Education. Admission to these programs is based on Texas Education Agency grade level recommendations. Information concerning any course requirements and restrictions may be obtained from the grade level counselors at each high school.
It is the policy of Beaumont ISD not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or handicap in its vocational programs, services or activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
It is the policy of Beaumont ISD not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, handicap, or age in its employment practices as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
Beaumont ISD will take steps to assure that lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admission and participation in all educational and vocational programs.
For information about your rights or grievance procedures, contact the Title IX Coordinator, Derwin Samuel at dsamuel@bmtisd.com, 409-617-5074, and/or the Section 504 Coordinator, Elizabeth Miller at emiller@bmtisd.com, 409-617-5183.
Website Accessibility Statement
Beaumont Independent School District is committed to making this web site accessible for all, and we will strive to ensure its accessibility as new technologies and opportunities emerge.
If you use assistive technology and have trouble accessing information on our website, please contact the BISD Webmaster at the following e-mail address: webmaster@bmtisd.com. When requesting assistance via e-mail, write "Accessibility" on the subject line. If you are hearing-impaired and use a teletypewriter (TTY), you can contact us at 409-617-5072 (M-F, 8am-5pm) for assistance. Every reasonable attempt will be made to solve your concern.
In order to respond in a manner most helpful to you, please include the following when communicating with our office:- a description of your accessibility concern
- the format in which you prefer to receive the materials
- the web page address of the requested material; and,
- the best way to contact you
BISD continues the ongoing process to improve the accessibility of this site. As part of this initiative, we are committed to a regular review of our web pages and we will incorporate improvements to the site, as appropriate, to better serve all users. We welcome your questions and suggestions on ways to improve this site's accessibility.
Some documents on this website are in a Portable Document Format (PDF). In order to improve viewing some of these files, the Adobe website provides a free service to convert Acrobat PDF files to other formats, including text and HTML. Adobe's web-based tool will quickly change an Acrobat file into an HTML file or a text file. The online PDF conversion form is available on the Online Conversion Tool for Using Adobe Acrobat PDF. With this tool, users can read PDF files with a screen reader. Adobe and the Trace Research Center also offer a free Acrobat conversion service that converts PDF files to text or HTML format by sending your request via e-mail. You can access this service at the Online Conversion Tool for Using Adobe Acrobat PDF website.
Additional information on accessibility programs in Texas is available from the Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities website.Website Privacy Statement
Beaumont ISD is committed to safeguarding your privacy online. Please read the following policy to understand how your personal information will be treated as you make full use of our Web sites. This policy may change without prior notice.
Some web pages created by Beaumont ISD use 'cookies', which are small text files that may be placed on your hard disk for record-keeping purposes. It is essentially your identification card, and cannot be executed as code or deliver viruses. It is uniquely yours and can only be read by the server that gave it to you. A cookie's purpose is to tell the server that you returned to that Web page. Cookies in and of themselves do not personally identify users, although they do identify a user's computer. Furthermore, a cookie in no way gives us access to your computer. The use of cookies is an industry standard.
Many major Web sites use cookies to provide useful features for their customers. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. If you'd prefer, you can set yours to refuse cookies. However, you will not be able to take full advantage of a Web site if you do so.
Beaumont ISD will not send you any unsolicited information, including email regarding any commercial offers or advertisements at any time. We value the relationships we have with our customers and future customers, so we respect these concerns.
Linked sites are not under the control of Beaumont ISD. Therefore, Beaumont ISD is not responsible or liable for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. Links are provided to you as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply the endorsement of the site by Beaumont ISD.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us or e-mail us at webmaster@bmtisd.com.Notice Regarding the Refusal of Entry to or Ejection of an Individual from District Property
In accordance with Education Code 37.105, the District has the right to refuse entry to or eject a person from property under the District’s control if the person refuses to leave peace-ably upon request and:
- The individual poses a substantial risk of harm to any person; or
- The individual continues to behave in a manner inappropriate for the school setting after having received a verbal or written warning to cease the inappropriate behavior.
A person ejected from or refused entry to District property under this provision may appeal this action by filing an appeal under FNG(LOCAL) or GF(LOCAL) and shall be permitted to address the Board in person within 90 days of the commencement of the appeal if the grievance is not resolved at a previous level.
