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CNS employees allege long-running sexual-harassment complaints; speaker says district delayed investigation
Summary
A speaker representing current and former participants in the district's CNS program accused a longtime employee of repeated sexual-harassment behavior and said leadership delayed investigation for months; the speaker asked the superintendent for a follow-up.
A speaker told the San Marcos Unified board on March 13 that current and former employees of the district's CNS program reported repeated sexual-harassment behavior over multiple years and that leadership delayed formal investigation.
Shauna Niland, speaking on behalf of current and former CNS employees, said harassment began in March 2023 and included an incident she described as the creation of sexually explicit cookies made in the school kitchen and shown to students. Niland said she provided evidence and photographs to program leadership and was told the executive director had been informed, but said no action followed. She said a formal harassment complaint was not investigated until November 2024, about eight months after a meeting she described.
Niland told the board that six long-term employees left the program because of the handling of complaints, that student workers had reported recent incidents and that staff feared retaliation if they spoke up. She asked the superintendent for a report and follow-up. The board asked Superintendent Johnson to provide the requested follow-up to the board.
District staff did not provide details of any personnel actions in open session; the board's procedural rules and state law restrict what may be discussed in public about personnel investigations and ongoing complaints. Board members asked the superintendent to follow up with the board on next steps.
