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Internal Investigation 736Jeff Gasaway

Jasper High School PrincipalInvestigator M K Hinshaw

04-05-10

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Plano Independent School DistrictInvestigative Report Form

CONFIDENTIAL

Investigative Index Control Number: 736

Date Investigative Report Completed: 04-05-10

Investigator Assigned: M K Hinshaw

Investigative Report Completed By: M K Hinshaw

Specific Issues To Be Investigated:

I. Did a PISD employee engage in conduct that constitutes sexual harassment asdefined by PISD policy?

2. If said conduct occurred, did it violate public law or district policy?

District Employee Accused: Jeff Gasaway Employee ID #:

OVERVIEW:

On or about 03-29- i 0, a indicated to a PISD investigator thatthe JHS principal had interacted with her in a questionable manner during school year2008-2009. An investigation was requested into the situation, and the principal wasplaced on administrative leave.

INVESTIGATIVE RESULTSIWITNESSES AND TO WHAT THEYWILL TESTIFY:

On or about 03-11- i 0, Human Resources Executive Director Tamira Griffin requested aninvestigation into allegations of against

(PISD Internal Investigative Case 73 i). The case was assignedfor investigation to Security Police Specialists Larry Frazier and Bart Rosebure, Duringthe course of that investigation, _ suggested to investigators that l

had been sexually harassed by Jasper High School Principal JeffGasaway. After initially claiming to not know the identity ofidentified the,,-as_,

Mr. Frazier and Mr. Rosebure followed up on this information by speaking with.

_ on 03-29- I O. Immediately after meeting with......, Mr. Frazier and Mr.

Rosebure reported to me that ~ had divulged the following information to them:

. That during school year 2008-2009, Mr. Gasaway said hello to. in a manner

that made. uncomfortable.

That during school year 2008-2009, Mr. Gasaway reportedly looked at_bodyas .walked down stairs.That during school year 2008-2009, Mr. Gasaway brushed against. in the

office manager's office at Jasper.

That during school year 2008-2009, Mr. Gasaway followed. around at a.party.That during school year 2008-2009, Mr. Gasaway told another administrator (overa handheld radio) to go to a certain classroom to see an attraetive_

classroom observer.

That during school year 2008-2009, another __alleged that Mr.

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The information provided by. was presented to Ms. Griffin, who requested aninvestigation into the situation on 03-30- i O. An investigation was authorized by DeputySuperintendent Danny Modisette.

On the morning of 03-31- 10, ,

Rosebure:asent the following e-mail message to Mr.

"Hello Mr. Rosebure,

I have thought very thoroughly about our conversation on Monday, and I am very muchconflicted over the correct course of action. For me, this chapter in my life closed lastJune, I haven't been bothered personally since then, and I've moved on. Without ourconversation, I would not have ever thought to pursue this matter any further, and Iwould prefer not to pursue any further investigation.

Please let me know if you need anything more from me.

Thank you!

I interviewed~ on 03-3 J - 10. Mr. Rosebure was present for the interview.-.,.

Lt 2 stated to me t at'" made an anonymous phone call to Ms. Griffin about thissituation in June of 2009. & reported that_made this phone call from.own

E stated that_felt that the school district handled this matter,because the conduct in question did not occur again after .phone call to Ms. Gri ffin...... reported that. did not wish for the matter to be pursued any further.

I showed _a printed copy of the e-mail message.sent to Mr. Rosebure..identified it as.own. On this printed copy, _ wrote that. did not wish forthis matter to be pursued further. _ then signed and dated the document.

During the course of my conversation with _,.. stated that the employee whowas allegedly hugged inappropriately by Mr. Gasaway was_. Mr. Rosebure

;and I met with 5 _ on 03-3 I - i O. stated that during school year 2008-2009, Mr. Gasaway put his arm around .shoulders in a hug-like embrace of greeting.When he did so, his hand brushed against an area on .side near_. .reported that "S very short in stature, and in considering _height, the contact near

, ? was inadvertent. . stated that_did not perceive the contact to beof a sexual nature. -.reported that _later heard rumors stemming from Mr.

Gasaway's tenure at Plano East Senior High School, and it made. think twice aboutthe physical contact. "reiterated that" believed the contact to be accidentaL. ...

, stated that neither the contact nor Mr. Gasaway's actions towards II served to

create an offensive, hostile, or threatening work environment.

~stated that during the fall of 2009, Mr. Gasaway spoke on the JHS radiosystem and suggested to another male administrator that he go to a particular classroomto see an attracti ve_observer who was in the classroom. _ did not havedirect knowledge of this matter, but .stated that teacher did haveknowledge of the incident. Mr. Rosebure and I spoke with . _ did not havefirst hand knowledge of this situation.

On 03-3 I -10, I interviewed Mr. Gasaway. He is the Principal at Jasper High School andhas been with PISD since 1997. Mr. Gasaway denied any impropriety in his interactionswith __or , and he denied any romantic or sexualinvolvement with 5 .. or any other staff member. I asked Mr. Gasaway to provide

me with a statement in response to the things _ had told Mr. Frazier and Mr.

Rosebure. That statement follows exactly as it was received:

"At no time have I sent any sort of inappropriate texts, phone calls or e-mails to any_member . I have never made any advances, madeinappropriate comments or anything to them either. With that in mind, I wanted toaddress the three subjects that we spoke about this afternoon..i have no recollection of last school year hugging'" In the event that I were togive_a hug, I would not have touched" in an inappropriate manner at alL.

I do recall during the last school year having casual conversation with . Atno time during these conversations did I make advances or have any behavior that Iwould consider to be inappropriate towards a . My conversationswere no different than what I would have with . I did not stare at_as'" was walking away or walking up the stairs. Finally, I do not believe that I ever

brushed b~ having my shoulder touch . If this were to have occurred, giventhe tight space of the office manager's room, I might have bumped into. without evenrealizing it

End of year party -had an end of year party at one of. I home,

At this event, I feli as the principal of Jasper that I needed to mingle with the entirecrowd. On a couple of occasions, I did run into a group of that wereoutside the home which included . I recall making just casual conversationwith the entire group and did not make any advances towards !. I tried to

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I asked Mr. Gasaway to explain the matter of the classroom observer at Jasper HighSchool, and he provided the following statement:

"A former student that I worked with at Clark High School who is now in college wasdoing observation hours in one of our English classrooms. She had been on the campusmy first year and second year working on college observation hours. This former studenthas been on television as well as in a variety of beauty pageants throughout her life. Icalled one of my assistant principals over the radio up to the office to meel this formerstudent."

On the morning of 04-0 I-I 0, I received a phone call from _ IT stated thatcould provide first hand information about the incident involving Mr.

Gasaway telling an administrator to go to a classroom to see an attractive classroomobserver. I met with 7 in the presence of Security Police Specialist OrmieMelton. I recalled a time during the fall of 2009 when a former JHS student

was observing in. classroom. This former student is now a college student and beauty

pageant contestant. 2 I recalled that at one point during the day, AssistantPrincipal Steve Ewing and Behavior Specialist Keyar Bhatt came to 1 tocheck the HV AC system..found this unusual, but did not think much about it...

7 indicated that. heard that heard Mr. Gasaway on theradio suggesting that the administrators go to the classroom. I contactedwho is via the telephone. reported tha~had nodirect knowledge of this matter.

In reviewing the circumstances surrounding ! concerns with Mr. Gasaway, itappears that.called Ms. Griffin in early to mid-June, 2009.£ j i did not identify

? and_did not go on record with a formal complaint. Ms. Griffin and AreaAssistant Superintendent Patty Meyer met with Mr. Gasaway on 06-17-09 to discWis thematter. No disciplinary action resulted from that meeting, and there was no formaldocumentation of or from that meeting.

CONCLUSION:

anonymously reported concerns with PrincipalJeff Gasaway's conduct in June of 2009. That information was addressed at the time byHuman Resources Executive Director Tamira Griffin and Area Assistant SuperintendentPatty Meyer. When contacted about this matter in March of 20 i 0, -. stated that

the conduct of concern did not occur again after.anonymous report.

In regard to the scope of this investigation,.... did not wish for the matter to be

pursued. In the absence of a cooperating complainant,. previously disclosed points ofconcern were investigated nonetheless. No evidence was discovered to substantiate thatprohibited conduct occurred on the part of Mr. Gasaway.

There is no finding that Mr. Gasaway violated public law or district policy.

The complaint is not sustained.

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JBart Rosebure3/31/20109:51 AMConversation from Monday

Hello Mr. Rosebure,

I have thought very thoroughiy about our conversation on Monday, and I am very much confiicted over the correct courseof action. For me, this chapter in my life closed iast June, I haven't been bothered personaiiy since then, and I've movedon. Without our conversation, I woutd not have ever thought to pursue this matter any further, and I wouid prefer not topursue any further investigation.

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3/31/20108:14 PMStatement

Below you will find statements about each subject which we spoke about this afternoon.

At no time have i sent any sort of inappropriate texts, phone calls or e-mails to any-'

. I have never made any advances, made inappropriate comm~them either. Wllh that in mind, I wanted to address the three subjects that we spoke about this afternoon.

4i have no recollection of last school year hugging ,would not have touched_ in an inappropriate manner at all.

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I do recall during the last school year having casual conversation with _. At no time duringthese conversations did I make advances or have any behavior that i would consider to be inappropriatetowards a~ My conversations were no different than what I would have wlth,-

. I did not stare at-'as"" was walking away or walking up the stairs. Finally, I do notbelieve that I ever brushed by"avlng my shoulder touch,-, If this were to have occurred,given the tight space of the office manager's room, I might have bumped Into. without even realizing it.~~ had an end of year party at one of s home. At this event, Ifelt as the principal of Jasper that i needed to mingle with the entire crowd. On a co~asions, Idid run into a group of teachers that were outside the home which inciuded-.iiiøit. I recall

making just casual conversation with the entire group and did not make any advances towards-"

I tried to spend the entire evening going between groups of staff members, meeting spouses and trying tomake sure everyone was enjoying the party.

Please let me know If you have any questions.Thanks.jeff

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A former student that I worked with at Clark High School who is now in college was doing observation hours inone of our English classrooms. She had been on the campus my first year and second year working on collegeobservation hours; This former student has been on television as well as in a variety of beauty pageantsthroughout her life; i called One of my assistant principals over the radio up to the office to meet this formerstudent

Please let me know If you have any questions.Thanks.jeff

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Thank you Jeff.. Could you pleasê also address the issu€ Wê discussedi:::on,cerning ~ oomnient over t.hê X'adio rE:!:garding a former st~dent. who WEI,Sobser"ing in a classroom?

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Tamira GriffinPatty Meyer3/31/20109:56 AMRe: Fwd: Leave of Absence

Patty, typically the person who inputs the codes is simply told. to used a specific code number. He/she does not need to be givenany particulars, just the code number (19). This would be the same for Jeff, Randall, and Brenda. I would suggest doing this innormal way to minimize opportunity for error from stepping outside the normal process. Do you have concerns? If so, give me acall at 28101 and let's visit. Thanks.

~~~ Patty Meyer 3/31/20109:10 AM ~~~Tamira, the campus OM handles this typically; do we make her aware of the reason? Is this how Brenda and Randall are handledas well?

Patty MeyerWest Cluster Area Asst SuperintendentPISD469-752-8112

~,,~ Nikki James 3/31/2010 8:53 AM ~~~Hi, Patty. I'm writing you about Jeff Gasaway and my responsibilities under our procedures for administrative leave. Myinvolvement is only related to the recording of absences in the TSSI system.

Jeff will need to be reported absent through the TSSI system using reason code 19-!eave with pay. This code is only used foradministrative leave absences. Please make sure that the person at your location responsible for absence notification is aware ofthis procedure, and that all of Jeffs absences are verified electronically under the correct code beginning 3/31/10.

If there is a concern with the campus office staff being able to see these absences with the admin leave code, you could enter theabsences as personai illness, and then I can change the code to admln leave afterwards. If you want to handle it this wayi just letme know.

If you or the person responsible for callíngMin/verifying absences has any questions or needs assistance, please let me know.Thanks.

Nikki JamesErnployee Benefits ManagerPlano ISD - Sockwell Center6301 Chapei Hili Bivd.Plano, Texas 75093Phone (469)752-4760Fax (469)752-8036niames@pisd.edu

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"iinda. m adon@pisd.edu;" "kathy. n ichols@pisd.edu" "kathy. n ich ols@pisd.edu...3/30/2010 5:30 PMAdministrative Leave

Jeff Gasaway, principal at Jasper, is on administrative leave with payeffective immediately. Thanks.

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Tamira Griffin "tamira.griffin@pisd.edu"Mark Hinshaw "Mark.Hinshaw@pisd.edu", "sharon.geminden@pisd.edu" "sharon..,"patty .meyer@pisd.edu" "patty. meyer@pisd.edu"3/30/20105:28 PMDisable Access

Please disable building, computer, and phone access for Jeff Gasaway,principal at Jasper, effective immediately. Please let Patty Meyerknow how to access his computer and phone. Thanks.

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Oear Mr. Gasaway:

I have determined that it is in the best interest of the Oistrict that you be placed onadministrative leave with pay, pending investigation of allegations of improper conduct.

Until resolution of this matter, I am hereby directing you to:

L Not discuss this or any related matter with any Plano iso employee other thanrepresentatives from the Security or Human Resources departments;

2; Have no contact with any Plano ISD student other than your own child; and3; Not report to any Oistrict facility other than the Central Administration office

unless given permission to do so by one of the individuals referenced above;

Your failure to comply with these directives may result in disciplinary action, up to andincluding recommendation for nonextension, nonrenewal or termination of youremployment contract with the Oistrict.

Please contact me at 469-752-8255 with any questions.

Sincerely,~~MLTamira Griffin U'lTExecutive Oirector for Human Resources

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