Ex-SRVUSD admin, embroiled in arrested teacher scandal, permanently ousted as principal …

Lafayette’s Stanley Middle School is under new permanent leadership this academic year following the departure of its prior principal in the wake of an investigation by the district into allegations that as an administrator in Danville she mishandled reports and concerns about a teacher who was ultimately charged with multiple counts of lewd acts against minors.Nicole “Nikki” Chaplan’s impending exit from Lafayette School District was announced at the end of March, more than two months after she was placed on leave by the superintendent less than a year onto the job – although her LinkedIn profile states her tenure at the district did not technically end until the 2022-23 school year finished in June.”In January, I wrote to the community that I had made the difficult decision to look further into questions about the handling of allegations against a San Ramon Valley teacher,” Lafayette Superintendent Brent Stephens wrote in an announcement to families on March 31. “These allegations had been reported on in local newspapers and raised questions about the role of Stanley Principal Nikki Chaplan prior to her employment in Lafayette.”The teacher referenced by Stephens was now-former San Ramon Valley High School biology teacher Nicholas Moseby, also a private
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