The Higley school district has hired an independent investigator to determine if the district is following state laws amid allegations that nearly 200 employees lack fingerprint clearances to work in schools.
The probe comes two weeks after the arrest of a former Higley High School band assistant on charges of raping a student.
Jeremy Ross Calvert’s file did not have a fingerprint clearance, prompting the district to conduct a separate internal audit of its personnel files.
