Civil Rights in Child Nutrition Programs

Discrimination, Prejudice, and Stereotyping are the major concepts of

• Civil Rights

• Equal Opportunity Employment

• Compliance

• School Food Authorities

Which of the following best represents major life activity impairment?

(Select all that apply)

• Speaking

• Cooking

• Sleeping

• Eating

• Shopping

Who is responsible for submitting proof of completing the USDA public notification requirements annually with their National School Lunch Program (NSLP) application?

• Academic Leadership Team

• Senior Leadership Team

• School Food Authorities

• Human Resources

Which of the following informs applicants, participants, and potentially eligible persons of their program rights and responsibilities and the steps necessary for participation?

• Complaint Information

• Program Availability

• Nondiscrimination Statements

• Program Invitations

SFAs are now required to display "And Justice For All" posters in all classrooms, even meals are not served in those spaces.

• True

• False

How many USDA protected classes are there?

• 6

• 8

• 10

• 4

Who must receive civil rights training?

• All individuals involved in the administration of programs that receive federal financial assistance under federal laws, regulations, instructions, policies and other guidance

• New employees participating in program activities

• Volunteers in federally funded child nutrition programs

• All of the above

When collecting and reporting racial and ethnic data, which of the following is not a standard operating procedure?

• Child Nutrition Program staff can change racial and ethnic data recorded by a program participant.

• Child Nutrition Program participants should be encouraged to provide ethnic data when possible.

• All questions regarding a child's race and ethnicity must be posed to parents and/or legal guardians.

• Children are not to be surveyed.

All of the following are factors included in assuring meaningful access to persons with Limited English Proficiency, except:

• The frequency with which LEP individuals come in contact with the program

• The nature and importance of the program, activity, or service provided by the program to people's lives

• The resources available to the recipient and costs

• The number or proportion of SFA people eligible to be served or likely to be encountered by the program

Which president signed the Child Nutrition Act of 1966?

• President Lyndon B. Johnson

• President Richard Nixon

• President John F. Kennedy

• President Gerald Ford