Nondiscrimination and Accessibility Requirements and Nondiscrimination Statement
Discrimination is Against the Law
The School District of Indian River County complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national
origin, age, disability, or sex. School District of Indian River County does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national
origin, age, disability, or sex.
Notice for Availability of Reasonable Accommodations to Applicants for Employment
"The Board will provide a reasonable accommodation to a qualified individual who has an actual disability or who has a record of a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of the District’s program and/or activities. A reasonable accommodation is not necessarily required for an individual who is merely regarded as having a disability." Board Policy 1122.01
The School Board of Indian River Schools:
Provides free aids and services to people with disabilities to communicate effectively with us, such as:
- Qualified sign language interpreters
- Written information in other formats (large print, audio, accessible electronic formats, other formats)
Provides free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as:
- Information written in other languages
If you need these services, contact the Director of Human Resources, Dr. Edwina Suit.
If you believe that the School District of Indian River County has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color,
national origin, age, disability, or sex, you can file a grievance with:
The Director of Human Resources
Dr. Edwina Suit
6500 57th Street
Vero Beach, Florida 32966
772-564-3195
You can also file a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, electronically through the Office for
Civil Rights Complaint Portal, available at https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/portal/lobby.jsf, or by mail or phone at:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Room 509F, HHH Building
Washington, D.C. 20201
1-800-368-1019, 800-537-7697 (TDD)
Complaint forms are available at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/file/index.html