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Mercer Island School District reopens investigation after news report; teacher placed on leave, police and CPS reports filed
Summary
District leaders told the board they are reopening a case after a news article published earlier in the day alleged an inappropriate relationship between a former high-school teacher, identified in reporting as Curtis Johnson, and a student from the 2010'11 school year.
District leaders told the board they are reopening a case after a news article published earlier in the day alleged an inappropriate relationship between a former Mercer Island High School teacher, identified in reporting as Curtis Johnson, and a student from the 2010'11 school year.
Administrators said the district took immediate actions after the article circulated. A current teacher, David Wilkie, was placed on paid administrative leave pending a review of whether the staff member failed to report information related to the earlier allegation. The district also reported the matter to law enforcement and to Child Protective Services and has engaged the district's risk-management team to arrange an external investigator.
The district said it would convene an independent, community-inclusive…
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