Concerns or Complaints?
District Contact: Karen Ferrandino, Director of Student Services
Email: karen.ferrandino@frsu38
(413) 665-1155
District ADA, Title VI, Title IX, Sexual Harassment Coordinator, & Grievance Officer
For the School Committee, administration, faculty, staff, volunteers in the schools, and for parties who are contracted to perform work for the Frontier Regional and Union #38 School District, please contact
Karen Ferrandino
Director of Student Services
Office of the Superintendent
113 North Main Street, Office C101
South Deerfield, MA 01373-1026
413-665-1155
District ADA, Title VI, Title IX, Sexual Harassment Coordinator, Grievance Officer & Civil Rights Coordinator
For Students in the Frontier Regional and Union#38 School District, please contact
Karen Ferrandino
Director of Student Services
Office of the Superintendent
113 North Main Street, Office C101
South Deerfield, MA 01373-1026
413-665-1155
Inquiries concerning the Frontier Regional and Union #38 School District policies and protocols, compliance with applicable laws, statutes, and regulations, and complaints may also be directed to the Director of Human Resources. Inquiries about laws, statutes, regulations and compliance may also be directed to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education or the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, 5 Post Office Square, 8th Floor, Suite 900, Boston, MA 02109; (617) 289-0111; Email: OCR.Boston@ed.gov; Website: www.ed.gov/ocr
LEGAL REFS.:
Title VI, Civil Rights Act of 1964
Title VII, Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 Executive Order 11246, as amended by E.O. 11375
Equal Pay Act, as amended by the Education Amendments of 1972 Title IX,
Education Amendments of 1972
District’s Title IX Coordinator
Karen Ferrandino, Director of Student Services, 413-665-1155, x. 7710
List the appropriate party by name and phone number to receive a complaint in each District School.
Conway Grammar School: Principal Kristen Gordon, 413-369-4239 |
Deerfield Elementary School: Principal Tina Gemme, 413-665-1131 |
Sunderland Elementary School: Principal Benjamin Barshefsky, 413-665-1151 |
Whately Elementary School: Principal Kristina Kirton, 413-665-7826 |
Frontier Regional School: Principal George Lanides, 413-665-2118 |
Please note that the following entities have specified time limits for filing a claim.
The Complainant may also file a complaint with:
- The Mass. Commission Against Discrimination, 1 Ashburton Place, Room 601
Boston, MA 02108.
Phone: 617-994-6000. - Office for Civil Rights (U.S. Department of Education)
5 Post Office Square, 8th Floor
Boston, MA 02109.
Phone: 617-289-0111. - The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,
John F. Kennedy Bldg.
475 Government Center
Boston, MA 02203.
LEGAL REF.: M.G.L. 151B:3A
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
BESE 603 CMR 26:00
34 CFR 106.44 (a), (a)-(b)
34 CFR 106.45 (a)-(b) (1)
34 CFR 106.45 (b)(2)-(b)(3,4,5,6,7) as revised through June 2020