Actions were taken against a second top Washoe County School District official involving an investigation that has cost taxpayers at least $48,000, according to a memo obtained by the Reno Gazette Journal.

The memo sent to the Washoe School Principals' Association, said Jenny Ricci, a former principal who was part of the district reorganization of its special education department in 2015, was accused of bullying and harassment in a hostile, aggressive and defensive workplace.

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The memo was sent by Deputy Superintendent Kristen McNeill to principals on Oct. 24.

"While the district cannot disclose the specific outcomes for employees, the district is taking appropriate action to cause improvements to happen in order to help ensure that all district employees are in a safe and respectful working environment," the memo said about the now completed investigation of Ricci.

The memo follows a similar memo sent by McNeill to the principals' association on Sept. 28 in which the district said Chief of Student Services Byron Green was under investigation for allegations of bullying and harassment. Ricci reported directly to Green, one of 14 people in Superintendent Traci Davis' leadership team.

That memo also said district officials reviewed student files as part of the investigation.

The district has not answered multiple requests for why student records were reviewed and has refused to answer questions or provide public documents about the investigation and its findings.

Ricci, formerly principal of Hunsberger Elementary School, took over a leadership role overseeing the education of students with disabilities following warnings from the Nevada Department of Education for problems the district had following federal laws involving the education of children.

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Ricci was part of the district's special education reorganization that included Green's promotion from an area superintendent post.

The district has not answered questions on whether Ricci is still employed, but her name has been removed from the district's website where special education directors are listed. Attempts to reach Ricci have been unsuccessful.

She made $174,000 in pay and benefits in 2016, according to Transparent Nevada, a website that tracks public employee pay and benefits information.

McNeill's September memo said actions were also taken against Green.

The investigation of Ricci and Green has cost at least $48,000, according to bills from Solutions at Work, a human resource firm with offices in Reno and Las Vegas.

In January, the district hired Solutions at Work to conduct dozens of witness interviews about bullying and problems with support and communication after principals came forward with serious accusations of working conditions under Ricci and Green.

McNeill's memo said 57 individuals were interviewed as part of the investigation.

"After the review of the final SAW (Solutions at Work) Reports, including exhibits, Chief Human Resources Officer, Dawn Huckaby and I, with the assistance of the OGC (Office of General Counsel), conducted further witness interviews, review of emails, inter-office documents, and student records," the memo said.

Repeatedly, staff attorney Neil Rombardo has denied requests for information about Solutions at Work's findings, citing attorney-client privilege and saying the investigation may lead to litigation.

RGJ attorney Scott Glogovac said the internal memos obtained by the RGJ dispute what Rombardo has argued as the reason for withholding public information.

Glogovac has said that the district's refusal to release the findings of this investigation violates Nevada law.