Gender Equity Education Act Article 37

If not agreeing with the conclusion referred to in Paragraph 3 of the preceding Article, the applicant, victim, and offender may, within thirty days from the day following receipt of the written notification, submit a written request for reconsideration to the school or competent authority, specifying the grounds for reconsideration. However, if the offender is the principal, a teacher, staff member, or worker, the applicant or victim may make the request for reconsideration directly to the competent authority.The aforesaid request for reconsideration may be made only once.The school or competent authority may request that its gender equity education committee reinvestigate the case if, upon reconsideration of the original investigation's conclusion, the school or competent authority finds significant flaws in the investigative procedure, or identifies new facts or new evidence sufficient to affect the original investigation's determination. In the case of a request for reconsideration filed directly with the competent authority under the provisions of Paragraph 1, the reinvestigation shall be completed within forty days.If, upon reconsideration conducted pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 1, the competent authority determines that the conclusion reached by the school's investigation is unlawful or otherwise inappropriate, it may when necessary and in accordance with the recommendations of the gender equity education committee directly impose a remedy or specify the reasons for returning the matter to the school for handling in conformance with the law, and shall also hold responsible individuals accountable.