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• "Responsible Official" means the employee designated by the School Department to coordinate its efforts to comply with and carry out its responsibilities under Title IX and the implementing regulations. • "Student" means a person enrolled in one of the schools operated by the School Department. • "Superintendent" means the Superintendent of Schools or his designee. SECTION 2: PROCEDURE All grievances brought by students or employees shall be handled in the following manner: Step One- Informal Within twenty(20) days of the time that the grievant knew, or reasonably should have known, of the grievance (or within twenty(20) days of the publication of this grievance procedure), whichever is later; the grievant shall present the grievance orally to the building principal (if the grievant is a student) or to the immediate supervisor(if the grievant is an employee). Within five (5) days after presentation of the grievance, the principal or immediate supervisor shall orally answer the grievance. Step Two-The Responsible Official Within five (5) days of the oral answer, if the grievance is not resolved, it shall be stated in writing, signed by the grievant and submitted to the responsible official on the form provided as part of this procedure. (A) The grievance shall: • Name the employee or student involved • State the facts giving rise to the grievance • Identify the specific provisions of Title IX or the implementing regulations alleged to the violated and, • Indicate the specific relief requested. (B) Within five (5) days after receiving the written grievance, the responsible official shall give his/her answer in writing to the grievant. Step Three- The Superintendent • If the grievance is not resolved in Step Two, the grievant may, within five (5) days of receipt of the responsible official's answer, appeal to the Superintendent by filing the grievance and the responsible official's answer, along with any written response of the grievant to the answer of the responsible official with the Office of the Superintendent. • The Superintendent shall hear the grievance within(10) days after receipt of any written grievance properly filed within the Superintendent's Office and shall render his decision in writing within(10) days after such hearing. • The grievant shall be afforded a full and fair opportunity to present evidence relevant to the facts and to the issue raised by the grievance and may be represented by counsel at the hearing of a grievance by the Superintendent. • The grievant shall be furnished a copy of the decision of the Superintendent. • The decision of the Superintendent shall be final within the school corporation. 38