If you believe that your student or a child in your care was placed on an Abbreviated School Day Program without consent or they do not need an Abbreviated School Day Program, you can file a formal complaint with the Oregon Department of Education. Complaints regarding Abbreviated School Day Programs may be submitted by a parent or third party.
Examples of concerns might include:
- “I want my child back in school full-time.”
- “I don’t agree with my child being sent home early.”
- “My child is missing out on learning because they aren’t at school all day.”
- “My child is being sent home early or denied educational services due to inadequate staffing.”
Oregon law states that a parent may revoke consent for an Abbreviated School Day Program at any time. It also states that when a parent submits an Abbreviated School Day Program complaint, they are also revoking consent for their child to be on an Abbreviated School Day Program.
For parent complaints, our Abbreviated School Day Program complaints team will review your complaint right away and send a Notice of Revocation of Abbreviated School Day Consent to the District within two business days. The District will then have five school days to restore your child to a full school day schedule. If we have questions related to your complaint, we may contact you to learn more about your concern and talk about the next steps. ODE will also review information from the school district and other relevant individuals to make sure the law is being followed.
For third party complaints, please know that due to student privacy laws, we may not be able to share the details of what we learn or do next, but we will confirm we received your concern and that we are taking the right steps to address it.
To file a complaint, send an email to ODE at
ODE.ASDPcomplaints@ode.oregon.gov