The public’s right to know information about the incident outweighs the Santa Monica High School teacher’s privacy rights, the Second District Court of Appeal in Los Angeles confirms.
After an investigation of a student’s complaint Ari Marken, a mathematics teacher at Santa Monica High School, received a written reprimand from the Santa Monica–Malibu Unified School District (District) for violating the District’s policy prohibiting the sexual harassment of students. Marken had been placed on administrative leave during the month-long investigation, but returned to his classroom following the reprimand.