Senior LAUSD administrators were among at least 10 who were demoted, reassigned or left the district after a probe of unusually high, poorly documented extra pay.
The message has been clear for months from the president of the Los Angeles teachers union: Not only does the L.A.No employee was ordered to return their extra pay and no criminal or civil charges were filed. In documents reviewed by The Times, those who received or authorized the extra pay denied wrongdoing, but at least two acknowledged mistakes.
Her litigation focused mainly on harassment and discrimination claims, but she also alleged retaliation against her for raising questions to her superiors about payment practices. In the settlement, the district admitted no wrongdoing in its treatment of Brown. Doling out approvals for extra pay was rampant in the West region, as laid out in documents reviewed by The Times, including a disciplinary memo issued to Karen Long, administrator of instruction in Local District West. She allegedly chastised a colleague, Sal Rodriguez, who was trying to clamp down on extra pay practices.
Both kinds of extra pay situations are supposed to be rare, although board member George McKenna, who also represents part of the West district, said he recalled two crises, including the situation at Crenshaw, where extra pay would have been appropriate.We’re offering L.A. Times subscribers special access to our best journalism. Thank you for your support.The highest-ranking person to be demoted was former Local District West Supt.
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