As Salt Lake City moves to shed its first Black school superintendent, a look at what went wrong

engaging in a racially motivated witch huntBut interviews with district administrators and principals — current and former — and complaint letters from employees, as well as comments from a staff survey conducted in recent months, paint a picture of educators frustrated with what they feel is a degrading work environment, troubled by what they perceive as ethical violations, and dismayed by a string of Gadson’s hires.

Baayd and Gadson’s other supporters aren’t going to let that happen without a fight. Jeanetta Williams, president of the NAACP’s Salt Lake chapter, “They’re not racist,” one employee said in an interview. “They’re holding him accountable for inappropriate behavior.” Gadson’s critics have raised three main issues: a trip he took to a religious college in Arizona; the qualifications of three of his top hires; and his general conduct toward district employees.Grand Canyon University is a private, for-profit Christian university based in Phoenix. Last month, the U.S. Department of Educationby several private colleges, including GCU.

“The contents reflect what I have observed for quite some time now: a disregard by our current superintendent for rules, systems, and students,” Margarita Cummings, the principal at Meadowlark Elementary School, wrote in a letter to the board obtained by The Tribune. “Accepting gifts of that size, in what appears to be an arrangement to form a partnership with an out of state educational entity, is unethical.

Mackey, who had been hired in January as Gadson’s pick for the new job of executive director of organizational and strategic leadership, left the district last month after questions were raised about her education credentials. The records from her administrative hearing show Johnson-White blamed teachers who were racist and disgruntled by her strict rule-following for the attendance issues — claims the hearing officer did not find credible.

Taylor said in a statement provided to The Tribune that the teacher had explained she was protecting others in the class and an investigation recommended her suspension. It wasn’t until the full video went viral that the teacher was fired. But the district’s employee survey, obtained through an open records request, showed Gadson was soon seen by some as combative and demeaning of subordinates.

A group of employees sent a letter — unsigned due to fear of reprisals — to the board in May saying Gadson had lost the confidence of those who worked under him.

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