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Following a district-initiated investigation of nine faculty members in Los Rios Community College District’s Prison and Reentry Education Program, the president of the teachers union reported that they have been cleared of wrongdoing.
In an email to union members, Jason Newman, president of the Los Rios College Federation of Teachers wrote, “On July 18, 2024, all nine faculty under investigation were unequivocally exonerated of all charges.”
The district investigated the faculty members for several allegations, including violating approved curriculum, physically moving letters from the prison to outside of the prison, and misusing faculty email to distribute those letters.
In response to a request for comment about the outcome, Los Rios Chief Strategy and Communications Officer Gabe Ross wrote in an email: “I can confirm that our independent investigation was completed, and it was determined there was no evidence of any wrongdoing by any Los Rios employee. In Los Rios, we have a legal and ethical responsibility to investigate any accusations that could constitute a violation of policy, the law, or both, but we never pre-suppose the outcome of any investigation. That is precisely why we typically use outside investigators to conduct investigations based on all facts available, such as in this case.”