Investigations
According to WAC 180-86-105 it is the duty of educational service district
superintendent to investigate complaints. Each educational service
district superintendent shall cause to be investigated all written
and signed complaints, from whatever source, that allege that a certificated
education professional within his or her educational service district
is not of good moral character or personal fitness or has committed
an act of unprofessional conduct. If the educational service district
superintendent investigates and determines the facts are reliable
and further investigation by the superintendent of public instruction
is warranted, the educational service district superintendent shall
forward the written complaint and the results of his or her investigation
to the superintendent of public instruction: Provided, That if the
educational service district superintendent, after consultation with
the assistant attorney general assigned to his or her educational
service district, determines that the substance of the complaint
would not constitute grounds for reprimand, suspension, or revocation
if true, then such educational service district superintendent need
not investigate the complaint: Provided further, That if the educational
service district superintendent receives a written assurance from
the superintendent of public instruction, a district superintendent,
or a chief administrative officer of an approved private school that
such official is investigating or will investigate the same or a
substantially similar complaint, the educational service district
superintendent shall be deemed to have caused an investigation in
compliance with this section.
Bruce Hawkins
Superintendent
bhawkins@esd123.org
509.544.5785
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