Complaints  or  inquiries  concerning  school  personnel  shall  be  referred  to  the  department  or school to which the matter pertains.

Normally, such complaints or inquiries shall be referred to the immediate supervisor who will make initial inquiries and investigations, and if unable to resolve the matter satisfactorily shall refer the matter to the next appropriate level. If necessary the matter will be referred through successive levels of authority to the Superintendent of Schools.

All administrators will process such complaints in a thorough and expeditious manner. Complaints against personnel will be discussed by supervisors only with superiors or with those

persons directly involved in the matter.

Applicable provisions of all contracts with negotiating units, in addition to federal and state laws and  Board  of  Education  policies  pertaining  to  Rights of  Privacy,  will be strictly  observed  in the processing of complaints and inquiries about Marcus Whitman Central School District employees.