Investigating KISD nurses who had side jobs while in school | Education

A KISD IT analysis revealed that employee computers had “high levels of Internet usage related to the trucking industry,” according to a district investigation.

The report did not document requests for school videos or additional documentation related to allegations that nurses had refused to care for some students with disabilities.

Before arriving at Kelly’s desk, “multiple complaints” were made about nurses at the campus level.

A complaint about the nurse’s behavior was filed with Ellison by a colleague in late 2017, but Kelly was not investigated until April 30, 2018, when the case was assigned by the then-deputy superintendent.

Ellison’s nurse was accused of receiving “many calls regarding loads, payments, and bills” while on campus, according to district documents.

“She[the nurse]reportedly searched for the package all day and called her partner about where it was and where to pick it up,” Kelley’s report said.

The accused nurse admitted to sending truckload emails and faxes while on duty at Ellison, according to reports.

“She hinted that, in hindsight, this was not a good idea,” Kelly wrote in the report.

KISD’s IT data found evidence that the nurses were sending and receiving business-related emails during work hours, as claimed by the complainants.

“She[the petitioner]advised on several situations in which[the nurse]refused to serve a student with special needs on the grounds of proximity,” Kelly said to the petitioner. wrote in a summary of an interview with . [the nurse] Children with certain special needs refuse, stating that they find it difficult to work with because of their physical appearance. ”

According to a 2017 email provided to the Herald, a colleague said the nurse had created “a precarious workspace for everyone around her” and neglected controlled substances prescribed to students. , said it had unlocked, denied care to students with disabilities, and reported failure to report. In a disturbing conversation with a KISD police officer, a nurse was asked to lie about a student “trumping” a student by setting off a fire alarm.

Ellison High School principal David Dominguez admitted to Kelly that he had received multiple complaints about the nurse in question.

“He advised that multiple complaints had been filed and received at Ellison High School regarding nurses (REDACTED) this year,” Kelly’s report states. “Complaints range from inability to get along with colleagues to failure to meet obligations.

A nurse accused of running a trucking business while working for KISD is now listed as a school nurse in another Central Texas school district.

KISD is developing new written guidance for employees regarding the district investigation process.

At the school district’s Board of Education meeting on September 27, Principal Brett Williams, Vice Chancellor Susan Jones, and Trustees Brenda Adams, Karen Mills, and Oliver Mintz called for improvements to the district’s investigation protocol.

Adams said he was concerned about the district’s consistency in investigating all allegations.

“I firmly believe that if you don’t document it, it never really happened,” Adams said at the Sept. 27 conference. “If you can’t put your hand on the document, people will start to question it. I hope we can strive for clarity and consistency so that it doesn’t seem biased toward a particular group or position.”

Superintendent John Kraft said the district will work to implement a new process for investigations.

“I think we can develop some kind of systematic protocol: logging, tracking, creating databases for investigations, making sure administrative procedures are cleaned up, what triggers investigations at what level. We’ll be very clear,” said Craft. “……all right”

The next KISD School Board will meet on Tuesday at 6:00 pm at 200 NWS Young Drive, Killeen.