Pleasanton School District Releases Records
The Pleasanton Unified School District has released documents related to the ouster of the Amador Valley High School principal. The release follows a 13-month public records battle with the Pleasanton Weekly. The local newspaper had been investigating the circumstances surrounding the principal's departure.
- The ousted principal, Jonathan M. Fey, was placed on administrative leave before the district moved to terminate him. He later resigned as part of a $254,000 settlement that included back pay and legal fees. - An investigation found evidence that Fey had used the Grindr app to discuss sex with a former and a current student, in one instance proposing a "secret school tryst." - Fey, who had been the principal at Amador Valley High School since 2022, has denied the allegations, claiming his identity was stolen and that students had previously impersonated others online. - In response to public records requests from the Pleasanton Weekly and EdSource, the district released the investigative report. - The district has named Malcolm Norrington as the new principal of Amador Valley High School. - Amador Valley High has seen a significant turnover in leadership, with 8 principals and 3 interim principals over the past 16 years.
