Democrat Kevin Beiser, San Diego Unified Trustee, remains on paid administrative leave from his teaching position in the Sweetwater Union High School District after four men accused him of sexual assault and sexual harassment in March. The Board and many called for Beiser’s resignation from the San Diego Unified School Board.
“He is still an employee, but he is not assigned to any campus right now,” said Manny Rubio, a spokesman for Sweetwater.
A long term substitute teacher has replaced Beiser as a math teacher at Castle Park Middle School.
None of the accusers were students or minors. All four men were politicians or aspiring candidates who met Beiser at Democratic functions.
Two of the accusers spoke to an investigator Sweetwater hired to look into the allegations. One is a former Beiser campaign manager, and the other is a substitute teacher in Sweetwater who is now also running for San Diego Unified’s school board against Trustee Richard Barrera.
According to San Diego Superior Court’s Registrar of Actions, there is a settlement conference scheduled for September 13. Besier’s attorney, Dan Gilleon, is confident the two sides will reach a settlement agreement soon.
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