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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

LAUSD completes harassment probe of Richard Vladovic

LAUSD completes harassment probe of Richard Vladovic:

LAUSD completes harassment probe of Richard Vladovic

The Los Angeles Unified School District has completed a three-month investigation into allegations that school board President Richard Vladovic bullied and harassed district employees, the Daily News learned on Sept. 24, 2013. (File photo by David Crane/Los Angeles Daily News) 
Los Angeles Unified has completed a three-month investigation into allegations that school board President Richard Vladovic bullied and harassed district employees, but the results of the inquiry will not be released, the Daily News has learned.
Board members were being briefed Tuesday on the results of the investigation, which was launched in June after two district employees — a man and a woman — filed formal harassment complaints against Vladovic. Investigators also looked into allegations of harassment made by several other employees. The inquiry covered the time that Vladovic served as a local area superintendent as well as his tenure on the school board.
“We have concluded the investigation, which was conducted by an outside firm,” General Counsel David Holmquist said in a statement. “We are in the process of providing individual board members with the