There is conclusive and substantial evidence that Washoe County School District Superintendent Traci Davis is to blame for leaking confidential information in a lawsuit, according to a letter written by the district's attorney, Neil Rombardo.

The letter was given to Davis on June 13 and then again was sent to her on Friday. (Read the entire letter at the end of this story).

The district alleges Davis could be guilty of breaching her contract by wrongdoing, including her "fiduciary duties of loyalty and care to WCSD."

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The letter opens questions about what was happening at the highest levels of the district and what the future holds for Davis, who could be fired at the board meeting set to review her conduct on July 1.

And while much of the letter redacts the names of those involved, she is accused of mishandling information and possibly aiding in wrongdoing with her Chief of Staff David Lasic and the Chief of Student Services Byron Green.

Last week, the district said both were no longer employees. Other documents show that Green and Lasic may have been feeding fired employee Jenny Ricci Hunt information and helping her in a lawsuit against the district.

The documents include text messages that show a close relationship with Hunt, who was principal of Hunsberger Elementary in south Reno before being promoted to a top post overseeing special education programs in 2015. She was fired from that job on Oct. 23, 2017. She is currently listed as the head of charter school Mariposa Academy in Reno.

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Hunt and Green were both put on administrative leave in March 2017 during an internal investigation that accused both of bullying and wrongdoing in the district's special education department.

In April 2017, the Reno Gazette Journal filed a request under Nevada’s Open Records Law for information on the investigation into Hunt and Green by the company hired by the district, Solutions At Work. The school district refused to turn over the requested records, and the RGJ sued in district court.

In February 2018, Judge Jerome Polaha found in favor of the RGJ and ordered the documents to be released. The school district appealed, and the Nevada Supreme Court declined to overturn Polaha’s ruling.

The district was ordered to provide unredacted reports that it considered confidential to the RGJ attorney for review by March 1, 2019. The district has yet to provide them.

Special education

Special education in the district has been riddled with problems for failing to educate children with disabilities. Green was put in charge of the department in 2015, despite not having a background in special education. Davis promised sweeping changes with Green at the helm.

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Hunt filed a civil lawsuit against the district in October 2018 alleging she was treated differently than Green, who returned to his job, and that she was the victim of harassment.

She also said district principals were breaking the law in the education of students with disabilities.

Lasic, who is married to Green according to newly released documents, is also accused of feeding confidential information to Hunt and aiding her in her lawsuit, according to texts.

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Davis accused of sharing confidential information

The district received documents involving a lawsuit that may show Davis assisted in complaints against the district, according to Rombardo's letter.

"The evidence clearly substantiates that (redacted name) harassed, intimidated, acted insubordinately after the investigation and continues to do so. That evidence indicates that you played a role in (redacted name) and/or (redacted name) actions."

Confidential information that Davis may have helped leak to Hunt include documents, reports and attorney-client privileged communications.

Davis has not returned calls for comment but the letter from Rombardo shows that she has hired Reno attorney William Peterson. Peterson, who represented Superintendent Pedro Martinez when he was ousted from the district's top post in July 2014, has not returned a request for comment.

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The letter says that it is alleged that Davis, "deliberately, wantonly, willfully, recklessly, and/or with gross negligence provided or allowed access to confidential information..."

The district said Davis can attend the meeting on July 1 with an attorney. She will be given 20 minutes to respond to the allegations and present information.

READ THE LETTER TO DAVIS HERE

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