Jason Agan was a popular teacher at Angelo Rodriguez High School in Fairfield. But for years, students whispered about his behavior. He touched some of them in public in ways that made them uncomfortable, they said, including hugging students and massaging their shoulders.
In late 2019, after multiple written complaints and an administrative hearing, the school district fired Agan. But he never lost his teaching license, and went on to teach at two more schools in California.
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Holly McDede, who reported this story for KQED and ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network, explains how a pattern of delays and a lack of transparency has allowed educators to continue teaching after school districts reported them to the state.
Links:
- He Was Fired for Sexually Harassing Students. California Allowed Him to Keep Teaching Anyway | KQED
- California Teacher Previously Fired for Sexual Harassment Is No Longer in the Classroom After New Complaints | KQED
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