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Settlement: Ethnic Slur Teacher Will Leave District

La Cañada Unified School District Governing Board President Scott Tracy said Gabrielle Leko…
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Teacher Who Made Ethnic Slur Keeps Job, to Get Sensitivity…

The La Cañada Unified School District has found that Gabrielle Leko "made inappropriate…
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Poll: Do You Think Accused 'Jew Boy' Teacher Should Keep Her…

The district decided sensitivity training - not dismissal - for Gabrielle Leko, the LCHS math…
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2 Parents Ask Board to Dismiss Ethnic Slur Teacher (Video)

A handful of parents addressed the La Cañada Unified School District Governing Board before…
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School Board: No Formal Action on Ethnic Slur Teacher At…

The LCUSD plans on releasing a statement on the matter later Monday.
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Teachers Association Responds to Complaint Against LCHS Math…

Mandy Redfern, president of the La Canada Teachers Association, sent out a statement regarding…
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ADL Contacts LCUSD Over Alleged Ethnic Slur

The Anti Defamation League's senior associate director told Patch Tuesday that the civil…
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LCUSD: Why We Settled with Leko

After another four-hour meeting, the La Cañada Unified School District released this statement…
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Parent Details Ethnic Slur Complaint About LCHS Teacher

A La Cañada High School parent tells us about her child's complaint last year to school…
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Update: Report Affirms Ethnic Slur Allegations in LCUSD

The school district's third-party investigator formally substantiates a complaint against high…
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Updated: Complaint Filed Against LCHS Math Chair for Alleged…

A member of the La Cañada Unified School District's governing board has filed a complaint…
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LCUSD Will Pay Ethnic Slur Teacher $215,000

Settlement terms also state that 59-year-old Gabrielle Leko will receive district-funded…
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Is District Seeking a Replacement for Ethnic Slur Teacher?

The district has posted an ad for an upper level math teacher, a job that is the same as that…
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Dismissal Process Starts for Ethnic Slur Teacher

The school district announced today that it is initiating dismissal proceedings against math…
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Video: Huff Presents Teacher Reform Proposal

Senator Huff recently proposed reforms making it easier for districts to fire teachers for…
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Poll: Do You Believe a LCHS Teacher Called a Student 'Jew…

Dozens of readers have commented on the stories about a complaint filed against La Cañada High…
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Dismissal Proceedings to Begin for Ethnic Slur Teacher

In a 5-0 vote, the governing board of the La Cañada Unified School District opted to initiate…
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Parents Demand District Action in Ethnic Slur Complaint

Several parents addressed the school board Tuesday over LCUSD's handling of a complaint and…
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Allegation: Ethnic Slurs or Pet Names?

As the La Cañada Unified School District investigates a complaint filed against teacher…
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Parents 'Disappointed' That Ethnic Slur Teacher, District…

As LCUSD begins its dismissal process for Gabrielle Leko, who made fun of a student's stammer…
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Patch Letters: Former Students Defend Teacher Accused of…

Three graduates of La Cañada High School applaud Gabrielle Leko's professionalism and…
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Leko Settlement: Is Tenure the Problem?

With LCUSD's $215,000 payoff to veteran teacher Gabrielle Leko--found to have discriminated…
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Public May Address Board Before it Discusses Teacher Who…

The La Cañada Unified School District's Governing Board will tackle the issue in closed…
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LCUSD Says Students May Opt Out of Ethnic Slur Teacher's…

La Cañada Unified School District sent parents a letter saying it has hired a new math…
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Patch Blog: Let's Lower the Temperature

Inflammatory rhetoric surrounding our schools is counterproductive. Let's lower the…
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Updated: LCUSD Delays Decision on Ethnic Slur Teacher

The district board will reconvene after Christmas; LCHS students of Gabrielle Leko--the math…
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Patch Blog: Senator Liu Should Support Tenure Reform

What forced LCUSD to pay an errant teacher $215k? Tenure, yes, AND an archaic disciplinary…
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In Wake of Ethnic Slur Teacher, LCUSD Argues Over Complaint…

The board split two to two Tuesday on how to revise a complaint policy that, under its…
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LCHS Teacher Charged With Slur Was Previously Accused

Gabrielle Leko, the teacher accused of calling a student "Jew Boy" and showing gender bias,…
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Parent Lists Reasons She's Thankful for La Cañada Schools

Following the storm of controversy surrounding LCHS math teacher Gabrielle Leko, accused of…
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