The superintendent of Mt. Diablo Unified School District announced Thursday, May 5 that a Concord middle school teacher had been arrested on suspicion of inappropriate behaviour with minors.
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Dean Walker, a teacher at Pine Hollow Middle School, was arrested on suspicion of multiple felonies and misdemeanours, and Concord police notified the school district on Thursday, according to Superintendent Adam Clark in a letter to district parents and staff.
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In the letter, Superintendent Clark stated ‘Please know that Mt. Diablo Unified School District will continue to do everything possible to provide a safe learning environment for all students, and we appreciate law enforcement’s prompt response in this matter, as well as the students who have provided information,” he wrote. “To the greatest extent permitted by law, the District is cooperating with law enforcement authorities.”
Investigators have also continued to work with school staff, according to police, and a case has not yet been presented to the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office.
Clark stated that the district learned about Walker’s complaints in March 2022 and placed him on leave pending the outcome of the investigation.
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