Tolleson school board president replaced amid sexual harassment investigation
TOLLESON, AZ (AZFamily) — Officials confirmed a West Valley school board president has been removed from her position amid an investigation into sexual harassment claims.
Tolleson Union High School District confirmed to Arizona’s Family that Dr. Elda Luna-Najera was replaced as the governing board president on Wednesday night. Officials say she was replaced “so that school business could proceed.”
Vice President Dr. Kino Flores was voted as the new board president, while Mr. Steve Chapman will serve as vice president.
Dr. Luna-Najera will remain as a member of the Tolleson Union High School District board.
Last month, Arizona’s Family reported an “outside independent party” was called in to investigate claims of sexual harassment. Superintendent Jeremy Calles reportedly filed the complaint after months of unwanted sexual advances by then-president Dr. Luna-Najera.
Superintendent Calles claimed the unwanted advances began last December. He said when he rebuffed Luna-Najera in April, she leveraged her position as governing board president to try to force him out.
“I’m all for gender equality and empowering our women and bringing them up to leadership positions, but there’s two sides of that coin,” he previously said. “When there’s abuse of power, men too can be sexually harassed.”
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