COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A Columbus City Schools board member is asking Ohio lawmakers to strengthen state oversight of school districts, escalating a dispute with district leadership over how CCS handled a multimillion-dollar health insurance shortfall.
Board member Brandon Simmons sent a letter Wednesday to the leadership of the Ohio House and Senate Education Committees, requesting legislation that would require independent financial reviews and stronger investigation standards when districts experience major financial or operational failures.
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Simmons, endorsed by the Franklin County Democratic Party in his 2023 election, was censured twice in 2024 — once over his role in a controversial internal memo on school closure messaging and again months later when the board asked him to resign over disruptive behavior.
His letter came after a contentious board meeting Tuesday night. It also arrives as state lawmakers are in their summer recess, with no Senate activity scheduled until mid-September and nothing on the House calendar until November…