Iowa City Schools Names First Ombuds

Janet Abejo-Parker has been hired as the first Ombudsperson for the Iowa City Community School District. In this new, full-time role, Abejo-Parker will serve as an independent and confidential resource for 2,200 employees and 14,000 students. She told the Cedar Rapids Gazette, “If people have gotten the run around or just don’t know what to do, that stops when they reach me. We will sit down, I’ll give you all the resources I could possibly find and I hope to answer all your questions.”

Abejo-Parker comes to the position after serving as a Senior Investigator for the Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission. She has over a decade of experience in mediations, conflict resolution, and civil rights investigations. (Cedar Rapids Gazette.)

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