Opinion ID: 2629508
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Heading Rank: 1

Heading: The DCSD's investigations

Text: John began working as a security officer for the DCSD in 1989. In 2003, a fellow security officer resigned due to John's unprofessional behavior. During his exit interview, the security officer stated that John engaged in various forms of unprofessional conduct, including egregious racial and sexual remarks about students and other staff members. John also videotaped special education students, made sexually explicit narrations regarding the students, and then showed the video to others. In addition, a fellow DCSD employee accused John of sexual harassment. After an investigation into the allegations, John received a letter of discipline from the DCSD, which warned that further unprofessional conduct would result in his termination. At the same time, John received a two-week suspension without pay, mandatory sexual misconduct training, and mandatory anger management counseling. The DCSD also prohibited John from using the video surveillance equipment. John filed a grievance with his union, but the discipline was upheld at all three levels of the union's grievance process. John then filed a claim with the EEOC, but the commission concluded that there was no violation. In 2005, John obtained confidential student disciplinary records, and he failed to cooperate with the school district's subsequent investigation into the matter. As a result, the DCSD suspended John until the conclusion of the investigation. Upon conclusion of the investigation, the DCSD fired John due to the information obtained during the records investigation and John's previous misconduct.