Lakewood Administrator Challenges Firing, Claims Retaliation

LAKEWOOD, WA - Former assistant superintendent Moureen David has filed a lawsuit against the Clover Park School District claiming that she was fired in retaliation for questioning the district's handling of sexual assault allegations. KING 5 reported that a male student had allegedly sexually assaulted a female student at Lakes High School. The male student was then transferred to a different school, but the administration at the new school wasn't informed of the sexual assault history.

When David voiced her concerns regarding the district's actions, she claims it led to her termination.

“We had it happen already so many times in our district, it was just not okay that people were making light of this,” she told KING 5.

The district said in a statement that David was fired for "creating a hostile work environment." (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts and newsletters from Lakewood-JBLM Patch, click here to find your local Washington Patch. Also, follow us on Facebook, and if you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

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