Whistleblower Policy and Hotline

The Board of Education operates a Whistleblower Hotline that allows employees and others to anonymously report illegal or unethical activities. These may include harassment, fraud, theft, discrimination, misuse of funds, conflicts of interest, and other ethics violations.

The toll-free number is 1-866-284-7040 and is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Callers may remain anonymous.

Resources

Whistleblower Policy 9645

The Rochester City School District does not discriminate on the basis of an individual's actual or perceived race, color, religion, creed, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, age, marital status, partnership status, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, sexual orientation, gender (sex), military status, veteran status, domestic violence victim status or political affiliation, and additionally does not discriminate against students on the basis of weight, gender identity, gender expression, and religious practices or any other basis prohibited by New York State and/or federal non-discrimination laws in employment or its programs and activities. The District provides equal access to community and youth organizations. NYS CR Part #154 requires the District to provide communications to ELL families in the home language that they best understand. In order to request interpretation or translation services, employees may visit www.rcsdk12.org/translationservices. For emergencies or immediate communication needs, please use the Language Line at 1-866-874-3972. School secretaries in each school or program can provide the access code for this service.