Skip to main content

Required Notices

Required Notices

  • ADA Accommodation Requests:
    According to Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), employees with documented disabilities may request reasonable accommodations within their workplace for a variety of reasons. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy, a reasonable accommodation is "a modification or adjustment to a job, the work environment, or the way things are usually done during the hiring process.”  The ADA requires reasonable accommodations as they relate to three aspects of employment:

    1. ensuring equal opportunity in the application process;
    2. enabling a qualified individual with a disability to perform the essential functions of a job; and
    3. making it possible for an employee with a disability to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment.
       

    Procedures:
    Any Amherst County Public Schools (ACPS) employee who wishes to pursue reasonable accommodations under the ADA for any of the identified permissible areas noted above, please complete the form below and submit it to the ADA Coordinator via email at jgallagher@amherst.k12.va.us. The ACPS ADA Coordinators will review your request for accommodations and will contact you directly to arrange a time to discuss and consider your request.

    Title 1 of the ADA ACPS Compliance Officers
    Employment – Mr. Jim Gallagher, Chief Human Resources Officer
    Facilities – Dr. Tim Hoden, Chief Operations Officer
    P.O. Box 1257
    Amherst, VA 24521
    434-946-9386

     

  • Current copies of all division policies and regulations are available from the division’s website on Board Docs. Printed copies of school division policies and regulations are available to citizens who do not have online access.  Va. Code § 22.1-253.13:7.E.

  • In compliance with the Executive Order 11246:Title II of the Education  Amendments of 1976:Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; as amended by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972: Title IX Regulation Implementing Education Amendments of 1973: and all other Federal, State, or School rules, laws, regulations, and policies, the Amherst County Public Schools shall not discriminate on the basis of membership in any category protected under Federal or Virginia law (race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, marital status, status as a veteran, genetic information or disability in the education programs or activities it operates). It is the intent of Amherst County Public Schools to comply with both the letter and spirit of the law in making certain that discrimination does not exist in its policies, regulations and operations. Grievance procedures for Title IX and Section 504 have been established for students, their parents and employees who feel discrimination has been shown by the Amherst County Schools.

    Specific complaints of alleged discrimination under Title IX (sex), Section 504 (disability), ADA (disability), and Office of Civil Rights (discipline) should be referred to:

    • Title IX – Mr. Jim Gallagher, Chief Human Resources Officer
      • Amherst County Public Schools – P.O. Box 1257, Amherst, VA 24521
      • 434-946-9386
    • Section 504 – Mr. Josh Neighbors, Chief Academic Officer
      • Amherst County Public Schools – P.O. Box 1257, Amherst, VA 24521
      • 434-946-9341
    • Discipline – Dr. Tim Hoden, Associate Superintendent
      • Amherst County Public Schools – P.O. Box 1257, Amherst, VA 24521
      • 434-946-9343
    • Title I of the ADA – Employment – Mr. Jim Gallagher, Chief Human Resources Officer
    • Title I of the ADA –  Facilities – Dr. Tim Hoden, Associate Superintendent
      • Amherst County Public Schools – P.O. Box 1257, Amherst, VA 24521
      • 434-946-9386

    All students attending Amherst County Public Schools may participate in education programs and activities, including but not limited to health, physical education, music and vocational and technical education (Agricultural Education, Business Education, Health Occupations Education, Marketing Education, Technology Education, Trade and Industrial Education, Work and Family Studies Education), regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, marital status, status as a veteran, genetic information or disability.

     

  • Access rights. (34 CFR 300.562)

    a. The local educational agency shall permit a parent or parents to inspect and review any education records relating to their children that are collected, maintained, or used by the local educational agency under this chapter. The local educational agency shall comply with a request without unnecessary delay and before any meeting regarding an IEP or any hearing in accordance with 8 VAC 20-80-76 and 8 VAC 20-80-68, and in no case more than 45 days after the request has been made.

    b. The right to inspect and review education records under this section includes:

    1. The right to a response from the local educational agency to reasonable requests for explanations and interpretations of the records;

    2. The right to request that the local educational agency provide copies of the records containing the information if failure to provide those copies would effectively prevent the parent from exercising the right to inspect and review the records; and

    3. The right to have a representative of the parent inspect and review the records.

    c. A local educational agency may presume that a parent has authority to inspect and review records relating to his children unless the local educational agency has been advised that the parent does not have the authority under applicable Virginia law governing such matters as guardianship, separation, and divorce.

    2. Record of access.  (34 CFR 300.563)

    Each local educational agency shall keep a record of parties, except parents and authorized employees of the local educational agency, obtaining access to education records collected, maintained, or used under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 USC 1400 et seq.), including the name of the party, the date of access, and the purpose of access.

    3. Record on more than one child.  (34 CFR 300.564)

    If any education record includes information on more than one child, the parent or parents of those children have the right to inspect and review only the information relating to their child or to be informed of the specific information requested.

    4. List of types and locations of information. (34 CFR 300.565)

    Each local educational agency shall provide on request to a parent or parents a list of the types and locations of education records, collected, maintained, or used by the local educational agency.

    5. Fees  (34 CFR 300.566)

    a. Each local educational agency may charge a fee for copies of records that are made for a parent or parents under this chapter if the fee does not effectively prevent the parent or parents from exercising their right to inspect and review those records.

    b. A local education agency may not charge a fee to search for or to retrieve information under this section.

    6. Amendment of records at parent’s request.  (34 CFR 300.567)

    a. A parent or parents who believe that information in the education records collected, maintained, or used under this chapter is inaccurate or misleading or violates the privacy or other rights of the child may request the local educational agency that maintains the information to amend the information.

    b. The local educational agency shall decide whether to amend the information in accordance with the request within a reasonable period of time of the receipt of the request.

    c. If the local educational agency decides to refuse to amend the information in accordance with the request, it shall inform the parent or parents of the refusal and advise the parent or parents of the right to a hearing under subdivision 7 of this subsection.

    7. Opportunity for a hearing. (34 CFR 300.568) 

    The local educational agency shall provide on request an opportunity for a hearing to challenge information in education records to ensure that it is not inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of the privacy or other rights of the child.

    8. Results of hearing. (34 CFR 300.569)

    a. If, as a result of the hearing, the local educational agency decides that the information is inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of the privacy or other rights of the child, it shall amend the information accordingly and so inform the parent in writing.

    b. If, as a result of the hearing, the local educational agency decides that the information is not inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of the privacy or other rights of the child, it shall inform the parent of the right to place in the child’s education records a statement commenting on the information or setting forth any reasons for disagreeing with the decision of the agency.

    c. Any explanation placed in the records of the child under this section must:

    1. Be maintained by the local educational agency as part of the records of the child as long as the record or contested portion is maintained by the local educational agency; and

    2. If the records of the child or the contested portion is disclosed by the agency to any party, the explanation must also be disclosed to the party.

    9. Hearing procedures. (34 CFR 300.570)

    A hearing held under subdivision 7 of this subsection must be conducted in accordance with the procedures under 34 CFR 99.22 of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 USC 1232g).

    10. Consent.  (34 CFR 300.500 (b) (3); 300.571)

    a. Except as to disclosure to law enforcement and judicial authorities in accordance with 8 VAC 20-80-68, for which parental consent is not required under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 USC 1232g), parental consent must be obtained before personally identifiable information is:

    (1) Disclosed to anyone other than officials of the local educational agencies collecting, maintaining, or using the information under this chapter, subject to subdivision 10b of this subsection; or 

    (2) Used for any purpose other than meeting a requirement of this chapter.

    b. A local educational agency subject to the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act 920 USC 1232g) may not release information from education records to any agency or institution that collects, maintains, or uses personally identifiable information, or from which information is obtained under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 USC 1400 et seq.) without parental consent unless authorized to do so under the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act.

    c. In the event that a parent refuses to provide consent under this section, a local educational agency shall use established policies and procedures.

    11. Safeguards. (34 CFR 300.572)

    a. Each local educational agency shall protect the confidentiality of personally identifiable information at collection, storage, disclosure, and destruction stages.

    b. One official at each local educational agency shall assume responsibility for ensuring the confidentiality of any personally identifiable information.

    c. All persons collecting, maintaining, or using personally identifiable information must receive training or instruction on Virginia’s policies and procedures for ensuring confidentiality of information.

    d. Each local educational agency shall maintain for public inspection a current listing of the names and positions of those employees within the agency who may have access to personally identifiable information.

    12. Destruction of information.  (34 CFR 300.573)

    a. The local educational agency shall inform parents when personally identifiable information collected, maintained, or used under this chapter is no longer needed to provide educational services to the child.

    b. The information must be destroyed at the request of the parents. However, a permanent record of a student’s name, address, phone number, grades, attendance record, classes attended, grade level completed, and year completed may be maintained without time limitation.

    c. The local educational agency shall comply with the Records Retention and Disposition Schedule of the Library of Virginia.

     

  • The Amherst County School Board is an equal opportunity employer, committed to nondiscrimination in recruitment, selection, hiring, pay, promotion, retention, and other personnel actions affecting employees or candidates for employment. Therefore, discrimination in employment against any person in any protected class under federal or state law is prohibited, including without limitation those classes protected under Title II, Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, and Section 504. Personnel decisions are based on merit and the ability to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.

    Mr. Jim Gallagher, Chief Human Resources Officer, Title IX Coordinator, is designated as the Compliance Officer responsible for assurances of non-discrimination in all areas except Section 504.  Mr. Gallagher may be reached at the following address: PO Box 1257, Amherst, VA 24521, telephone number (434) 946-9376 and email jgallagher@amherst.k12.va.us.

    Mr. Joshua Neighbors, Director of Student Services, is designated as the Compliance Officer responsible for Section 504. He may be reached at the following address: PO Box 1257, Amherst, VA 24521, telephone number (434) 946-9386 and email jneighbors@amherst.k12.va.us.

    The Amherst County School Board provides facilities, programs and activities that are accessible, usable and available to qualified persons with disabilities.  Further, the Amherst County School Board does not discriminate against qualified persons with disabilities in the provision of health, welfare and other social services. Mr. Jim Gallagher (jgallagher@amherst.k12.va.us) and Dr. Tim Hoden (thoden@amherst.k12.va.us) serve as the ADA Coordinators for the division. Refer to Policy GB. The school system is committed to providing a workplace which reflects the diversity of our county and the children we serve. We are dedicated to equality of opportunity.

  • The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords parents and students over 18 years of age ("eligible students") certain rights with respect to the student's education records. These rights are: 

    1. The right to inspect and review the student's education records within 45 days of the day the School receives a request for access.
    2. The right to request the amendment of the student's education records that the parent or eligible student believes are inaccurate. Parents or eligible students may ask the School to amend a record they believe is inaccurate. They should write the School principal (or appropriate school official), clearly identify the part of the record they want changed, and specify why it is inaccurate. If the School decides not to amend the record as requested by the parent or eligible student, the School will notify the parent or eligible student of the decision and advise them of their right to a hearing regarding the request for amendment. Additional information regarding the hearing procedures will be provided to the parent or eligible student when notified of the right to a hearing. 
    3. The right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information contained in the student's education records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent.  
      • One exception, which permits disclosure without consent, is disclosure to school officials with legitimate educational interests. A school official is a person employed by the School as an administrator, supervisor, instructor, or staff member (including health or medical staff and law enforcement unit personnel); a person serving on the School Board; a person or company with whom the School has contracted to perform a special task (such as an attorney, auditor, medical consultant, or therapist); or a parent or student serving on an official committee, such as a disciplinary or grievance committee, or assisting another school official in performing his or her tasks. 
      • A school official has a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an education record in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibility. 
      • (Optional) Upon request, the School discloses education records without consent to officials of another school district in which a student seeks or intends to enroll. (NOTE: FERPA requires a school district to make a reasonable attempt to notify the parent or student of the records request unless it states in its annual notification that it intends to forward records on request.)
    4. The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the School District to comply with the requirements of FERPA. The name and address of the Office that administers FERPA are: Family Policy Compliance Office  U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20202-4605 

  • The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), a Federal law, requires that Amherst County Public Schools (ACPS), with certain exceptions, obtain your written consent prior to the disclosure of personally identifiable information from your child's education records. However,  ACPS  may disclose appropriately designated "directory information" without written consent, unless you have advised the school division to the contrary in accordance with school division procedures. The primary purpose of directory information is to allow ACPS to include this type of information from your child's education records in certain school publications. Examples include:

    • A playbill, showing your student's role in a drama production;
    • The annual yearbook;
    • Honor roll or other recognition lists;
    • Graduation programs; and
    • Sports activity sheets, such as for wrestling, showing weight and height of team members.

     

    Directory information, which is information that is generally not considered harmful or an invasion of privacy if released, can also be disclosed to outside organizations without a parent's prior written consent. Outside organizations include, but are not limited to, companies that manufacture class rings or publish yearbooks. In addition, two federal laws require local educational agencies (LEAs) receiving assistance under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to provide military recruiters, upon request, with the following information – names, addresses and telephone listings – unless parents have advised the LEA that they do not want their student's information disclosed without their prior written consent*.

    If you do not want ACPS to disclose directory information from your child's education records without your prior written consent, you must notify the supervisor of Technology in writing within fifteen (15) days of receiving this notice. ACPS has designated the following information as directory information (Note: an LEA may, but does not have to, include all the information listed below.):

    • Student's name
    • Names of student’s parents or guardians
    • Address
    • Telephone listing
    • Electronic mail address
    • Photograph
    • Date and place of birth
    • Major field of study
    • Dates of attendance
    • Grade level
    • Participation in officially recognized activities and sports
    • Weight and height of members of athletic teams
    • Degrees, honors, and awards received
    • The most recent educational agency or institution attended
    • Classroom assignments and teachers

     

    *These laws are Section 9528 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (20 U.S.C. § 7908), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (P.L. 107110), the educational bill, and 10 U.S.C. § 503©, as amended by section 544, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (P.L. 107-07), the legislation that provides funding for the Nation’s armed forces.

  • The following is intended to explain our current Internet privacy practices but shall not be construed as a contractual promise.  We reserve the right to amend our Internet Privacy Policy Statement at any time without notice.

     

    Amherst County Public Schools maintains a public website to keep the community informed and engaged in our mission to provide a quality education to all students and to support the whole child. Your privacy is important to us.  Any data collected is used for the sole purpose of serving our community and providing a valuable experience. The division will only retain data for as long as necessary and for the purposes specified. We will never disclose, share, or sell your data to another party unless required to do so by law.

     

    We protect our records in accordance with our obligations as defined by applicable Virginia statutes, including, but not limited to, Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and by any applicable federal laws.  The Amherst Public School Board does not collect unnecessary personal information by means of its website, and collects only appropriate information to the extent necessary to serve its constituents and the community.

     

    No personal information is automatically collected from users of this website. There may be times when users of this website may voluntarily submit information to the school division when responding to a poll or survey, applying for a job, completing a user-initiated form submittal, or otherwise use the website to contact us with a question, comment, or request.

     

    Website hosting servers may collect communication protocol addresses from the personal computers accessing the website in order to facilitate communication and usability of the site. They may also collect analytic data such as date, time and duration of site visit, type and version of operating system and browser, clicks per link, visits per page, etc.

  • The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education.

    FERPA gives parents certain rights with respect to their children's education records. These rights transfer to the student when he or she reaches the age of 18 or attends a school beyond the high school level. Students to whom the rights have transferred are "eligible students."

    • Parents or eligible students have the right to inspect and review the student's education records maintained by the school. Schools are not required to provide copies of records unless, for reasons such as great distance, it is impossible for parents or eligible students to review the records. Schools may charge a fee for copies.
    • Parents or eligible students have the right to request that a school correct records which they believe to be inaccurate or misleading. If the school decides not to amend the record, the parent or eligible student then has the right to a formal hearing. After the hearing, if the school still decides not to amend the record, the parent or eligible student has the right to place a statement with the record setting forth his or her view about the contested information.
    • Generally, schools must have written permission from the parent or eligible student in order to release any information from a student's education record. However, FERPA allows schools to disclose those records, without consent, to the following parties or under the following conditions (34 CFR § 99.31):
      • School officials with legitimate educational interest;
      • Other schools to which a student is transferring;
      • Specified officials for audit or evaluation purposes;
      • Appropriate parties in connection with financial aid to a student;
      • Organizations conducting certain studies for or on behalf of the school;
      • Accrediting organizations;
      • To comply with a judicial order or lawfully issued subpoena;
      • Appropriate officials in cases of health and safety emergencies; and
      • State and local authorities, within a juvenile justice system, pursuant to specific State law.

    Schools may disclose, without consent, "directory" information such as a student's name, address, telephone number, date and place of birth, honors and awards, and dates of attendance. However, schools must tell parents and eligible students about directory information and allow parents and eligible students a reasonable amount of time to request that the school not disclose directory information about them. Schools must notify parents and eligible students annually of their rights under FERPA. The actual means of notification (special letter, inclusion in a PTA bulletin, student handbook, or newspaper article) is left to the discretion of each school.

    Or you may contact us at the following address:

    Family Policy Compliance Office
    U.S. Department of Education
    400 Maryland Avenue, SW
    Washington, D.C. 20202-8520

     

  • Title IX, Part A of the Every Student Succeeds Act defines homelessness as living in the following places due to a lack of a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.

    • In an emergency or transitional shelter
    • In a motel, hotel, or campground due to lack of an adequate alternative 
    • In a car, park, public place, bus or train station, or abandoned building
    • Doubled up with relatives or friends due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason
    • In the above conditions and is a migratory child or youth
    • Further descriptions of nighttime residence

    This definition of homelessness applies to children and youth with:

    • Uncertain housing
    • A temporary address
    • No permanent physical address

    Children and youth living in these settings meet criteria for the McKinney-Vento definition of homelessness and have special educational rights. Contact the ACPS homeless liaison for assistance: Kayla Lutes, Coordinator of Student & Family Wellness and Attendance at (434) 528-6845 or by email.

    Contact Me by Email

     

    What families and youth experiencing homelessness need to know: 

    • Children and youth experiencing homelessness have a right to attend school.
    • You do not need a permanent address to enroll your child in school.
    • Some unaccompanied youth may need to change where they stay frequently. Transportation services to and from school may be available. 
    • Children and youth experiencing homelessness can stay in their original school or enroll in any public school that students living in the same attendance area are eligible to attend, according to their best interest. Schools must provide you with a written explanation if a placement dispute occurs, and you may appeal their decision. (Contact the homeless liaison.)
    • Your child cannot be denied school enrollment just because school records or other enrollment documentation are not immediately available. Your child may have the right to transportation services to and from the school of origin, if determined feasible.
    • Your child has the right to participate in extracurricular activities and all federal, state, or local programs for which he or she is eligible. Transportation may not be available for these activities.
    • Homeless, unaccompanied youth have these same rights.
    • Additional information and resources are available on the Project Hope Virginia website.

  • PPRA affords parents of elementary and secondary students certain rights regarding the conduct of surveys, collection and use of information for marketing purposes, and certain physical exams.  These include, but are not limited to, the right to:

    Consent before students are required to submit to a survey that concerns one or more of the following protected areas (“protected information survey”) if the survey is funded in whole or in part by a program of the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE):

    • Political affiliations or beliefs of the student or student’s parent;
    • Mental or psychological problems of the student or student’s family;
    • Sex behavior or attitudes;
    • Illegal, anti-social, self-incriminating, or demeaning behavior;
    • Critical appraisals of others with whom respondents have close family relationships;
    • Legally recognized privileged relationships, such as with lawyers, doctors, or ministers;
    • Religious practices, affiliations, or beliefs of the student or student’s parent; or
    • Income, other than as required by law to determine program eligibility.

     

    Receive notice and an opportunity to opt a student out of:

    Any other protected information survey, regardless of funding;

    • Any non-emergency, invasive physical exam or screening required as a condition of attendance, administered by the school or its agent, and not necessary to protect the immediate health and safety of a student, except for hearing, vision, or scoliosis screenings, or any physical exam or screening permitted or required under State law; and
    • Activities involving collection, disclosure, or use of personal information collected from students for marketing or to sell or otherwise distribute the information to others. (This does not apply to the collection, disclosure, or use of personal information collected from students for the exclusive purpose of developing, evaluating, or providing educational products or services for, or to, students or educational institutions.)

     

    Inspect, upon request and before administration or use –

    1. Protected information surveys of students and surveys created by a third party; 
    2. Instruments used to collect personal information from students for any of the above marketing, sales, or other distribution purposes; and
    3. Instructional material used as part of the educational curriculum.

     

    These rights transfer from the parents to a student who is 18 years old or an emancipated minor under State law.

     

    Amherst County Public Schools will develop and adopt policies, in consultation with parents, regarding these rights, as well as arrangements to protect student privacy in the administration of protected information surveys and the collection, disclosure, or use of personal information for marketing, sales, or other distribution purposes.  Amherst County Public Schools will directly notify parents of these policies at least annually at the start of each school year and after any substantive changes.  Amherst County Public Schools will also directly notify, such as through U.S. Mail or email, parents of students who are scheduled to participate in the specific activities or surveys noted below and will provide an opportunity for the parent to opt his or her child out of participation in the specific activity or survey.  Amherst County Public Schools will make this notification to parents at the beginning of the school year if the District has identified the specific or approximate dates of the activities or surveys at that time.  For surveys and activities scheduled after the school year starts, parents will be provided reasonable notification of the planned activities and surveys listed below and be provided an opportunity to opt their child out of such activities and surveys.  Parents will also be provided an opportunity to review any pertinent surveys.  Following is a list of the specific activities and surveys covered under this direct notification requirement:

    • Collection, disclosure, or use of personal information collected from students for marketing, sales, or other distribution. 
    • Administration of any protected information survey not funded in whole or in part by USDOE.
    • Any non-emergency, invasive physical examination or screening as described above.

     

    Parents who believe their rights have been violated may file a complaint with: 

    Student Privacy Policy Office – U.S. Department of Education

    400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C.  20202

  • As required by VA Code §22.1-79.3(F), the Superintendent is responsible for developing a process to notify parents or guardians within 30 calendar days of the first day of each school year, the importance of securely storing any prescription drug, as defined in VA Code §54.1-3401, as well as the responsibility to safely store a firearm in the household, in accordance with VA Code §18.2-56.2.  The parental notification will be posted on the school division’s website in multiple languages.

    This parental notification includes information on the following topics.

    Relevant state laws and regulations relating to safe firearm storage and access to firearms

    Firearm-related accidents, injuries, and deaths, including the roles of firearms in suicides, including youth suicides

    Tips and resources for seeking help for a child that may be a danger to himself or others

    Current statistics published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or an equivalent nationally recognized entity or organization on youth firearm fatality rates.

    Legal Reference: Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended §22.1-79.3

    Cross Reference: KP, Parental Rights and Responsibilities

     

  • The Amherst County School Board is committed to complying with the Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act. The Amherst County School Board does not collect unnecessary personal information by means of its website, and collects only appropriate personal information to the extent necessary to serve its constituents and the community.        

    • Routing information: the Internet domain and Internet address of the computer you are using.
    • Essential technical information: identification of the page or service you are requesting, type of browser and operating system you are using and the date and time of access.
    • Nonessential technical information: the Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to our website, 
    • Optional information: when you send us an e-mail, your name, e-mail address, and the content of your e-mail, and/or when you fill out online forms, all the data you choose to fill in or confirm.

     

    The following information is collected automatically by accessing the website: 

    • Routing information is used to route the requested web page to your computer for viewing. We send the requested web page and the routing information to our Internet Service Provider (ISP) or other entities involved in transmitting the requested page to you.  We do not control the privacy practices of those entities. Essential and nonessential technical information helps us respond to your request in an appropriate format, or in a personalized manner and helps us plan website improvement.
    • Optional information enables us to provide services or information tailored more specifically to your needs or to forward your message or inquiry to another entity that is better able to do so, and also allows us to plan website improvements.
    • We may keep your information indefinitely, but we ordinarily delete the routing information from our computer within days after the web page is transmitted and do not try to obtain any information to link it to the individuals who browse our website. We use this routing information primarily in a statistical summary type format to assess site content and server performance. We may share this summary information with our business partners when needed.
    • However, on rare occasions when a “hacker” attempts to breach computer security, logs of routing information are retained to permit a security investigation and in such cases may be forwarded together with any other relevant information in our possession to the appropriate law enforcement agency.
    • Optional information is retained in accordance with the Records Retention Schedules promulgated by the Library of Virginia.
    • Under the Freedom of Information Act, any records in our possession at the time of a request for information, including the collection of logs and data of a website, may be subject to being inspected by or disclosed to members of the public for any purpose.

     

    Our website does not place any "cookies" on your computer.

  • All Amherst County Public Schools employees are required to complete mandatory training regarding Title IX and Prohibition Against Harassment and Retaliation.  If you have any questions regarding Title IX, please contact the Human Resources Office at (434) 946-9376.

  • In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

     

    Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

     

    To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027.  To obtain a copy of a the form:

     

    The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

    • mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
    • fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
    • email: program.intake@usda.gov

     

    This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

     

  • The Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), per VA Code §2.2-3700, guarantees citizens of the Commonwealth and representatives of the media access to public records held by public bodies.

     

    Please refer to the following ACPS policies for further information: