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Peoria school district votes to self-report to AG for possible confidential information leak

PEORIA, AZ (AZFamily) — The Peoria Unified School District voted Thursday to report itself to the Arizona Attorney General’s Office after a board member allegedly discussed confidential information about an investigation into two teachers.

“I don’t believe it’s our role to determine any final verdict on this,” board president Jeff Tobey said during Thursday’s meeting. “However, there is enough question to refer this topic to the Attorney General’s office.”

The board member accused of disclosing the confidential information was not named during the meeting. However, board member Heather Rooks said she wanted to address the matter publicly, telling those present that she was being falsely accused of disclosing information to a local news outlet.

“I did not disclose confidential executive session discussions during my interview. I discussed my opinion on the district’s handling of the Centennial investigation. I expressed my concerns about accountability,” Rooks said.

Former Centennial High School teachers Haley Beck and Angela Burlaka are accused of grooming or sending sexually explicit videos to the same student. The investigation was opened last July. No criminal charges have been filed against either woman as of this report.

The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office has sent the case involving the two former teachers back to Peoria police for further investigation.

It is the second time the office has returned the case involving Haley Beck and Angela Burlaka. Prosecutors first sent it back in early April. Peoria police resubmitted felony charges that month, but the county attorney returned the case again in August.

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