Thank you for contacting the Oregon Department of Education IT Helpdesk. For questions on how to file a complaint with your school district please take into considerations the following questions:
1. Have you asked your school district for its complaint process? (some districts will have this in their Student/Parent Handbook or posted on their website.)
2.Have you filed a written complaint with the School Principal?
3. Have you filed a written complaint with your District Superintendent?
4. Have you filed a written complaint with your local School Board?
5. Does your complaint involve Special Education or a child with a disability? If so, please contact Jeremy Wells at: 503.947.5782.
You must first exhaust your local complaint process. If you have completed this process,
1. Has the district made a final decision?
If YES - the complaint now becomes an "appeal"
If NO - local complaint process must be final before sending your appeal to ODE.
2. Does the complaint/appeal violate a rule or law?
If No - ODE does not have jurisdiction of the matter.
If YES or you don't know contact:
General Education:
Civil Rights: Winston Cornwall 503.947.5675
Special Education Legal Unit: slplegalunit@ode.state.or.us
Private Alternative Schools:
Private Careers (Trade Schools and Private Colleges and Universities):
Teacher Complaint/Investigation: https://www.oregon.gov/tspc/pages/index.aspx