District of Columbia Code Division VI. Education, Libraries, and Cultural Institutions. § 38-356. Complaint resolution services.

(1) Resolve the complaint;

(2) Refer the complainant to another agency or department;

(3) Require the complainant to submit documentation to support the complaint;

(4) Provide an opportunity for the complainant to meet with the subject of the complaint;

(5) Conduct mediation proceedings;

(6) Dismiss the complaint as unfounded; or

(7) Take any other action determined necessary and appropriate by the Ombudsman.

(1) It is plain from the face of the complaint that an adequate remedy is presently available, such that investigation is unwarranted;

(2) The complaint relates to a matter that is outside the jurisdiction of the Ombudsman;

(3) The complaint relates to an act of which the complainant has had knowledge for an unreasonable length of time before the complaint was submitted;

(4) The complainant does not have a sufficient personal interest in the subject matter of the complaint;

(5) Investigation of the complaint would not facilitate an action authorized pursuant to subsection (e) of this section;

(6) The complaint is made in bad faith; or

(7) The resources of the Ombudsman are insufficient for adequate investigation.