The statewide ombudsman program provides student advocacy services to Delawareans.

New Del. ombudsman program has helped 70 struggling students

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

Last June, second-grader Jackson Houtman seemed on the brink of being booted from the school he had choiced into. Diagnosed with ADHD and anxiety, his behavior had gotten him into trouble, and the school seemed to be using that as a reason to remove him from their rolls and steer him back to the school that was in his feeder …