Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 ("IDEA"), any person may file a written complaint against any public school district, community school, or other local educational agency (collectively LEAs) alleging that the LEA is not in compliance with federal or state laws or rules regarding the education of students with disabilities. The Ohio Department of Education, Office for Exceptional Children ("OEC"), then investigates these complaints. At the conclusion of its investigation, OEC issues a letter of findings responding to the allegations in the complaint. The information posted in this database includes all letters of findings and corrective action plans issued after March 1, 2010. As required by federal law, all personally identifiable student information has been redacted.

If you have questions please do not hesitate to contact OEC. If you have questions regarding how to file a complaint, please contact Sandy Kaufman at sandy.kaufman@ode.state.oh.us or 614-752-1404 or toll free at 877-644-6338. If you wish to make a public records request for a copy of a particular complaint, please contact Shirley Crabtree at shirley.crabtree@ode.state.oh.us or 614-387-2250 or toll free at 877-644-6338. If you have other questions regarding this database, those questions should be directed to Ann Guinan at ann.guinan@ode.state.oh.us or 614-752-1004 or toll free at 877-644-6338.

The complaint database can be viewed by clicking here

Please view this tutorial on how to search for data on this database, if you have further questions, please contact edresourcesohio.