Washington State Education Ombudsman Begins Offering Services

The Washington State Office of the Educational Ombudsman recently launched its website. The office is a new public service agency within the governor’s office and is not part of the public school system. Ombudsman Adie Simmons and her staff are neutral problem-solvers and mediators who help students, parents and legal guardians understand how the public school system works, how to find services and resources and what to do when conflict happens. (Wash. State OEO via SaveSeattleSchools.)