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Community speakers urge PYLUSD to reinstate Dr. Isaiah Gates after letter found allegations 'not sustained'
Summary
Multiple public commenters at the Sept. 9 board meeting said PYLUSD counsel cleared Dr. Isaiah Gates of retaliation allegations but the district has kept him on administrative leave and continued to pay both him and an interim, calling that wasteful and potentially discriminatory.
Several community members used the board’s public comment period on Sept. 9 to press the Placentia‑Yorba Linda Unified School District to reinstate Dr. Isaiah Gates, whom speakers said was cleared by district counsel yet remains on administrative leave.
Miss Berdowski read from a letter she attributed to district attorney Todd Robbins and said, "The allegation against Dr. Gates…
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