LA CANADA, Calif. (KTLA) -- The La Canada Unified school board voted unanimously to fire a high school math teacher accused of calling a student "Jew boy."
The board announced its 5-0 decision to begin dismissal proceedings for Gabrielle Leko at the start of its regular meeting on Tuesday.
The announcement came after a closed session, which was the fourth time the board has met behind closed doors on the matter.
The proceedings will go into effect starting Feb. 27.
Last June, then-board member Cindy Wilcox filed a complaint against Leko.
She had received complaints that Leko had mocked a special education student's speech impediment and called another student "Jew Boy."
A substitute was assigned to Leko's classroom in the fall so that another adult was always present.
Then, in December, the board recommended the district reach a settlement with Leko that could lead to her leaving the district.
The board also decided to give students the option to leave her class.
Fifteen students in her pre-calculus class and two in her advanced-placement calculus class chose to leave.
Board president Scott Tracy told the La Canada Valley Sun that a settlement could still happen before Feb. 27.
"The board will continue to peruse all options, including a settlement that would result in the employee's separation from the district at the end of the current academic year," Tracy said.
The board announced its 5-0 decision to begin dismissal proceedings for Gabrielle Leko at the start of its regular meeting on Tuesday.
The proceedings will go into effect starting Feb. 27.
Last June, then-board member Cindy Wilcox filed a complaint against Leko.
She had received complaints that Leko had mocked a special education student's speech impediment and called another student "Jew Boy."
A substitute was assigned to Leko's classroom in the fall so that another adult was always present.
Then, in December, the board recommended the district reach a settlement with Leko that could lead to her leaving the district.
The board also decided to give students the option to leave her class.
Fifteen students in her pre-calculus class and two in her advanced-placement calculus class chose to leave.
Board president Scott Tracy told the La Canada Valley Sun that a settlement could still happen before Feb. 27.
"The board will continue to peruse all options, including a settlement that would result in the employee's separation from the district at the end of the current academic year," Tracy said.
